Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat — The curse of unburied exposure applies to Baasha's line, a covenant penalty for violating God's law. The phrase parallels the fate threatened against Ahab (21:24), showing the standard curse for covenant violation in the Deuteronomistic framework. Exposure to animals represents the ultimate shame—denial of proper burial rites.

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