Hiel executed Ahab’s plan to rebuild Jericho, a city that was supposed to remain in ruins (Joshua 6:17). This action is part and parcel of Ahab’s misdeeds that greatly provoked the Lord to anger.
The building project from start to finish was marked by tragedy. But according to the Lord’s curse, disobedience to his revelation came at a cost; the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23).
34 De son temps, Hiel de Béthel bâtit Jéricho; il en jeta les fondements au prix d'Abiram, son premier-né, et il en posa les portes au prix de Segub, son plus jeune fils, selon la parole que l'Eternel avait dite par Josué, fils de Nun.