Verse 15
1 Kings 21:15
World English Bible, British Edition
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When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead,
Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused
to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַֽ/יְהִי֙ כִּ/שְׁמֹ֣עַ אִיזֶ֔בֶל כִּֽי סֻקַּ֥ל נָב֖וֹת וַ/יָּמֹ֑ת וַ/תֹּ֨אמֶר אִיזֶ֜בֶל אֶל אַחְאָ֗ב ק֣וּם רֵ֞שׁ אֶת כֶּ֣רֶם נָב֣וֹת הַ/יִּזְרְעֵאלִ֗י אֲשֶׁ֤ר מֵאֵן֙ לָ/תֶת לְ/ךָ֣ בְ/כֶ֔סֶף כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין נָב֛וֹת חַ֖י כִּי מֵֽת
English Translation
And it was when Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and had died, that Jezebel said to Ahab, "Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money, for Naboth is not alive, but dead."
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Chapter 21 Context
1
After these things, Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel,
next to the palace of...
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2
Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard, that I may have
it for a garden of herbs, beca...
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3
Naboth said to Ahab, “May the LORD forbid me, that I should give
the inheritance of my fathers to yo...
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4
Ahab came into his house sullen and angry because of the word
which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken...
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5
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, “Why is your spirit
so sad that you eat no bread?...
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6
He said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and
said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard f...
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7
Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now govern the kingdom of
Israel? Arise, and eat bread, and le...
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8
So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and
sent the letters to the elder...
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9
She wrote in the letters, saying, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on
high amongst the people.
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10
Set two men, wicked fellows, before him, and let them testify against
him, saying, ‘You cursed God (...
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11
The men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who lived
in his city, did as Jezebel had instru...
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12
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high amongst the people.
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13
The two men, the wicked fellows, came in and sat before him. The wicked
fellows testified against hi...
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14
Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”
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15
When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead,
Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take poss...
16
When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab rose up to go down
to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreeli...
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17
The LORD’s word came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
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18
“Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who dwells in Samaria.
Behold, he is in the vineyard of...
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19
You shall speak to him, saying, ‘The LORD says, “Have you killed and
also taken possession?”’ You sh...
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20
Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, my enemy?”
He answered, “I have found you, because you have...
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21
Behold, I will bring evil on you, and will utterly sweep you away and
will cut off from Ahab everyon...
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22
I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
and like the house of Baasha the...
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23
The LORD also spoke of Jezebel, saying, “The dogs will eat Jezebel
by the rampart of Jezreel.
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24
The dogs will eat he who dies of Ahab in the city; and the birds of
the sky will eat he who dies in...
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25
But there was no one like Ahab, who sold himself to do that
which was evil in the LORD’s sight, whom...
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26
He did very abominably in following idols, according to all that the
Amorites did, whom the LORD cas...
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27
When Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth
on his body, fasted, lay in sackclot...
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28
The LORD’s word came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
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29
“See how Ahab humbles himself before me? Because he humbles himself
before me, I will not bring the...
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