Verse 2

1 Kings 21:2

English Revised Version

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2 And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house; and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it: or, if it seem good to 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 it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezr... Focus ↗

2 And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs,...

3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unt... Focus ↗

4 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite ha... Focus ↗

5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no b... Focus ↗

6 And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vin... Focus ↗

7 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread... Focus ↗

8 So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the el... Focus ↗

9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: Focus ↗

10 and set two men, sons of Belial, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou did... Focus ↗

11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had se... Focus ↗

12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. Focus ↗

13 And the two men, sons of Belial, came in and sat before him: and the men of Belial bare witness agai... Focus ↗

14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead. Focus ↗

15 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to A... Focus ↗

16 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the viney... Focus ↗

17 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, Focus ↗

18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which dwelleth in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard... Focus ↗

19 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possess... Focus ↗

20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: becau... Focus ↗

21 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will utterly sweep thee away, and will cut off from Ahab ev... Focus ↗

22 and I will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baash... Focus ↗

23 And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel. Focus ↗

24 Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fow... Focus ↗

25 (But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to do that which was evil in the sight of... Focus ↗

26 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites did, whom the LORD... Focus ↗

27 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon h... Focus ↗

28 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, Focus ↗

29 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not br... Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 21 (29 verses)
Version: English Revised Version

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