Ahab’s plan almost succeeds. For a short time, a descendant of Ahab, Athaliah, sits on the throne of David and Solomon (2 Kgs. 11), and during her reign, there is even a temple of Baal in Jerusalem (11:18). Ahab’s plan almost succeeds, but it doesn’t—because of Elijah and Elisha, two prophets of God. Like Moses and Joshua, they lead the people out of “Egypt,” renew the covenant, and conquer the land, driving out Ahab’s “Canaanites.”
