1 Kings 21:24

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1 Kings 21:24 (WEB)
The dogs will eat whoever dies of Ahab in the city; and the birds of the sky will eat whoever dies in the field.”

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§2538Article 10 · The Tenth CommandmentRead at vatican.va
“Envy can lead to the worst crimes.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gen 4:3-7; 1 Kings 21:1-29.

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John Cassian, Conferences I–X VI.11Conference VI
“If Ahab die in the city, the dogs shall eat him: but if he die in the field the birds of the air shall eat him,” and this which is threatened as the greatest threat of all: “Thy dead body shall not be brought to the sepulchre of thy fathers.”” — editor's note: 1 Kings xxi. 21–24.
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