Verse 2

1 Kings 21:2

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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2 And Achab spoke to Naboth, saying: Give me thy vineyard, that I may make me a garden of herbs, because it is nigh, and adjoining to my house, and I will give thee for it a better vineyard: or if thou think it more convenient for thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יְדַבֵּ֣ר אַחְאָ֣ב אֶל נָב֣וֹת לֵ/אמֹר֩ תְּנָ/ה לִּ֨/י אֶֽת כַּרְמְ/ךָ֜ וִֽ/יהִי לִ֣/י לְ/גַן יָרָ֗ק כִּ֣י ה֤וּא קָרוֹב֙ אֵ֣צֶל בֵּיתִ֔/י וְ/אֶתְּנָ֤ה לְ/ךָ֙ תַּחְתָּ֔י/ו כֶּ֖רֶם ט֣וֹב מִמֶּ֑/נּוּ אִ֚ם ט֣וֹב בְּ/עֵינֶ֔י/ךָ אֶתְּנָה לְ/ךָ֥ כֶ֖סֶף מְחִ֥יר זֶֽה

English Translation

And Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, "Give me your vineyard, and it will be for me as a green garden, for it is near my house, and I will give you in its place a good vineyard, or if it seems good in your eyes, I will pay you its price in silver."

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Chapter 21 Context

1 And after these things, Naboth the Jezrahelite, who was in Jezrahel, had at that time a vineyard nea... Focus ↗

2 And Achab spoke to Naboth, saying: Give me thy vineyard, that I may make me a garden of herbs, becau...

3 Naboth answered him: The Lord be merciful to me, and not let me give thee the inheritance of my fath... Focus ↗

4 And Achab came into his house angry and fretting, because of the word that Naboth the Jezrahelite ha... Focus ↗

5 And Jezabel his wife went in to him, and said to him: What is the matter that thy soul is so grieved... Focus ↗

6 And he answered her: I spoke to Naboth the Jezrahelite, and said to him: Give me thy vineyard, and t... Focus ↗

7 Then Jezabel his wife said to him: Thou art of great authority indeed, and governest well the kingdo... Focus ↗

8 So she wrote letter's in Achab's name, and sealed them with his ring, and sent them to the ancients,... Focus ↗

9 And this was the tenor of the letters: Proclaim a fast, and make Naboth sit among the chief of the p... Focus ↗

10 And suborn two men, sons of Belial against him, and let them bear false witness: that he hath blasph... Focus ↗

11 And the men of his city, the ancients and nobles, that dwelt with him in the city, did as Jezabel ha... Focus ↗

12 They proclaimed a fast, and made Naboth sit among the chief of the people. Focus ↗

13 And bringing two men, sons of the devil, they made them sit against him: and they, like men of the d... Focus ↗

14 And they sent to Jezabel, saying: Naboth is stoned, and is dead. Focus ↗

15 And it came to pass when Jezabel heard that Naboth was stoned, and dead, that she said to Achab: Ari... Focus ↗

16 And when Achab heard this, to wit, that Naboth was dead, he arose, and went down to the vineyard of... Focus ↗

17 And the word of the Lord came to Elias the Thesbite, saying: Focus ↗

18 Arise, and go down to meet Achab king of Israel, who is in Samaria: behold he is going down to the v... Focus ↗

19 And thou shalt speak to him, saying: Thus saith the Lord: Thou hast slain, moreover also thou hast t... Focus ↗

20 And Achab said to Elias: Hast thou found me thy enemy? He said: I have found thee, because thou art... Focus ↗

21 Behold I will bring evil upon thee, and I will cut down thy posterity, and I will kill of Achab him... Focus ↗

22 And I will make thy house like the t house of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, and like the house of Baasa... Focus ↗

23 And of Jezabel also the Lord spoke, saying: The dogs shall eat Jezabel in the field of Jezrahel. Focus ↗

24 If Achab die in the city, the dogs shall eat him: but if he die in the field, the birds of the air s... Focus ↗

25 Now there was not such another as Achab, who was sold to do evil in the sight of the Lord: for his w... Focus ↗

26 And he became abominable, insomuch that he followed the idols which the Amorrhites had made, whom th... Focus ↗

27 And when Achab had heard these words, he rent his garments, and put haircloth upon his flesh, and fa... Focus ↗

28 And the word of the Lord came to Elias the Thesbite, saying: Focus ↗

29 Hast thou not seen Achab humbled before me? therefore, because he hath humbled himself for my sake,... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 1 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 21 (29 verses)
Version: Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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