1 Kings 22:36-40 [37] I wonder if the prophets were ashamed. [38] Yes, the dogs did lick up his blood, just not where Elijah prophesied (Jezreel v the pool of Samaria.) Maybe it was because God withheld his first judgement of Ahab, because he "humbled himself" before God, but because he persisted in his evil, the chickens came home to roost.