Then he dreamed that Ahab appeared to him and remonstrated with him: "How have I sinned against you and how have I offended you, that you should continually dwell on that part of the verse which refers to my wickedness and disregard the last part, which sets forth the mitigating circumstance—'whom Jezebel his wife instigated'?" Therefore, during the next six months Levi spoke as Ahab's defender, lecturing from the same verse, but omitting the middle clause.
Then he had a dream in which Ahab confronted him, saying: "How have I wronged you and how have I failed to meet your expectations that you should constantly dwell on the part of the verse that accuses my wickedness and overlook the other part, which explains the mitigating circumstances—'the wife of King Ahab incited me'?" Consequently, for the next six months Levi defended Ahab's honor by lecturing from the same verse, but excluding the middle clause.