Venter recreates the reign of King Ahab with an authority & conviction that speak of thorough research and deep contemplation. He portrays Ahab as a man torn between the old Jezreelite values and the apostasy of his time. But this is also the story of Naboth, a devout man unwilling to admit that God is the God of all people & of the love of Naboth’s son Johanan for Ada, the daughter of their heathenish servant, a forbidden love.