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# wrote letters in Ahab's name

Possible meanings are 1) she wrote Ahab's name on the letters. Alternate translation: "wrote letters and signed them with Ahab's name" or 2) the word "name" is a metonym for authority. Alternate translation: "wrote letters on behalf of Ahab" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# the nobles who sat with him

The word "nobles" refers to wealthy people.