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1 Kings 21

1 Kings 21:15

Jezebel’s Plot · 1 Kings 21:8–16
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Translations

Modern
When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.”
Traditional
And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.
Literal
And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite that he refused to give to you for silver. For Naboth is not alive, but he has died.”
Latin
Factum est autem, cum audisset Jezabel lapidatum Naboth et mortuum, locuta est ad Achab: Surge, et posside vineam Naboth Jezrahelitæ, qui noluit tibi acquiescere, et dare eam accepta pecunia: non enim vivit Naboth, sed mortuus est.

Original

Hebrew
English
When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.”

Notes

1 Kings 21:1–16

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

People

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

Places

Jezreel: A city in Issachar, associated with Ahab and Jezebel

Glossary

Ahab (King) Ammi Archaeology and the Bible Jezebel Jezreel (Place) Jezreelite Kings, Books of First and Second Naboth Queen Witness

Topics

Confiscation by Ahab, of Naboth's Vineyard Covetousness: Ahab, in Desiring Naboth's Vineyard Dishonesty: Ahab Confiscates Naboth's Vineyard Government: Monarchical by Solomon Homicide: Felonious: Ahab and Jezebel Indictments: Naboth on the Charge of Blasphemy Injustice: Ahab Jezebel: Wickedly Accomplishes the Death of Naboth King: Influential Queens: Jezebel King: Profiting From: Confiscations of Property Money: Silver Used As Naboth: His Vineyard Forcibly Taken by Ahab; Stoned at the Instigation of Jezebel Property in Real Estate: Confiscation of (Naboth's Vineyard) Usurpation of Executive Power in Ordering Naboth's Death and Confiscation of his Vineyard Women: Jezebel, in Her Conspiracy Against Naboth, to Cheat Him out of his Vineyard