In I Kings 22:51 - 2 Kings 1:18, Ahab fades from our story but Elijah is called into confrontation with Ahab’s son, Ahaziah. Unfortunately Ahaziah “walks in the ways of his father and mother” and discovers the emptiness of pursuing a life apart from YHWH. But YHWH is patient and continues to pursue a people, even when they seem determined to walk away from him.
