1 Kings 21:18

Translations

Modern

“Get up and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. See, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession of it.

Traditional

Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it.

Literal

“Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. Behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone down to possess it.

Latin

Surge, et descende in occursum Achab regis Israël, qui est in Samaria: ecce ad vineam Naboth descendit, ut possideat eam.

Original

Hebrew

English

“Get up and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. See, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession of it.

Notes

1 Kings 21:17–22

Elijah announced God's judgment on Ahab as he was about to take over the vineyard. Since Ahab caused Naboth's death and took his field, Ahab and his family would be destroyed. The prophecy about Ahab's children would come true when Jehu removed Baal worshipers from Israel (2 Kings 9:30–37; 10:1–11).

Theme notes and profiles

Ahab Elijah Jezebel Apostasy and Renewal Prophets in 1 Kings Social Justice

Events

Prophecies of Elijahc. 910 BC

Related verses

1 Kings 13:32
…for the message that he cried out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines on the high places in the cities of Samaria will surely come to pass.”
2 Chronicles 22:9
Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.

People

Ahab: Wicked king of Israel; husband of Jezebel Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Naboth: Jezreelite vineyard owner, unjustly killed by Ahab and Jezebel

Places

Samaria: Capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel; Samaritan inhabitants

Glossary

Ahab (King) Archaeology and the Bible Curse, Cursed Elijah Jezreel (Place) Kings, Books of First and Second Naboth Queen Tishbe Witness

Topics

Elijah: Prophecies of The Destruction of Ahab and his House Homicide: Felonious: Ahab and Jezebel Kings: Punished for Transgressing the Divine Law Naboth: His Vineyard Forcibly Taken by Ahab; Stoned at the Instigation of Jezebel Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Death of Ahab Prophets were Sent to Denounce the Wickedness of Kings Repentance: Ahab, when Reproved by Elijah for Ahab's Idolatry Usurpation of Executive Power in Ordering Naboth's Death and Confiscation of his Vineyard Women: Jezebel, in Her Evil Counsels To, and Influence Over, Ahab

1 Kings 21:18

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