II. AHAB, the Son of Kolaiah, is one of the two false Prophets who seduced the IsraelitesJer. xxix. 21, 22. at Babylon. The Lord threatned them by Jeremiah, with delivering them up to Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon, who should put them to death in the presence of those who had been deceived by them; and that all the people should make use of their name, when they would curse any one, saying, The Lord make thee like Ahab and Zedekiah, whom the King of Babylon roasted in the fire.
The Rabbins, who in this particular are followed by several expositors, believe these two to be those Elders of Judah, who endeavoured to corrupt the chaste Susanna, and upon their unjust accusation procured Dan. xiii. 1, 2, 3.her condemnation. But Daniel, by inspiration from God, discovered their wickedness to the people, and they were stoned. This last circumstance, which is set down in express terms in1 Daniel, destroys the opinion of the Rabbins, who confound these two Elders with Ahab and Zedekiah; these last were roasted in the fire, the others were stoned.
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The Text does not say literally that they were stoned; but only that they were treated as they would have used their neighbour; and that they were put to death according to the law of Moses. Now the law condemns Adulterers to be stoned; and as this was the punishment which they would have had Susannah suffer, they were made to undergo the same in the way of retaliation. ↩