1 Kings 21:1

Modern

Some time after these events, Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

Traditional

And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

Literal

And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard that was in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

Latin

Post verba autem hæc, tempore illo vinea erat Naboth Jezrahelitæ, quæ erat in Jezrahel, juxta palatium Achab regis Samariæ.

Hebrew

English

Some time after these events, Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

Besides his palace in the capital city, Ahab had another palace in Jezreel. Excavations in Jezreel have uncovered a large palace.
Samaria, which sometimes refers to the capital city, refers here to the entire northern kingdom.

The writer shares another event where King Ahab reacted with anger and sulking (1 Kings 20:43; 21:4).

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua 19:18
Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
1 Kings 18:45–46
Meanwhile, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain began to fall. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel.
2 Chronicles 28:22
In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.
Judges 6:33
Then all the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east gathered together, crossed over the Jordan, and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.
1 Kings 20:35–43
Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.
Jeremiah 5:3
O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
Isaiah 9:13
But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.
Hosea 1:4–5
Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
1 Samuel 29:1
Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.
Ezra 9:13–14
After all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt (though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such a remnant as this),

Ahab: Wicked king of Israel; husband of Jezebel Naboth: Jezreelite vineyard owner, unjustly killed by Ahab and Jezebel

Jezreel: A city in Issachar, associated with Ahab and Jezebel Samaria: Capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel; Samaritan inhabitants