Death of King Ahab by Damien F. Mackey Micaiah will pronounce the death sentence upon Ahab (I Kings 22:19): “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne with all the multitudes of heaven standing around him on his right and on his left. And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab into attacking Ramoth Gilead and going to his death there?’” NABOTH AND JUDGEMENT ON AHAB Could Naboth be the ‘Obadiah who was master of Ahab’s palace? The two accounts, of ‘Obadiah in I Kings 18, and of Naboth in I Kings 21, are replete with similarities. For instance: I Kings 21:1: “… Naboth of Jezreel had a vineyard close by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria, and Ahab said to Naboth …”. I Kings 18:3-4: “…. In Samaria, Ahab summoned ‘Obadiah, the master of the palace …”. The common Hebrew name ‘Obadiah ( ּ הוָ יְ דַ בֹע), meaning “servant of Yahweh”, is rendered in Greek as Tobit (Τωβίτ), or Tobith (Τωβίθ), without the theophoric yahu, and with the Hebrew letter ayin (ע) being replaced by the letter tau (Τ).