Verse 6

1 Kings 21:6

American Standard Version

6 And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee [another] vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלֶ֗י/הָ כִּֽי אֲ֠דַבֵּר אֶל נָב֨וֹת הַ/יִּזְרְעֵאלִ֜י וָ/אֹ֣מַר ל֗/וֹ תְּנָ/ה לִּ֤/י אֶֽת כַּרְמְ/ךָ֙ בְּ/כֶ֔סֶף א֚וֹ אִם חָפֵ֣ץ אַתָּ֔ה אֶתְּנָה לְ/ךָ֥ כֶ֖רֶם תַּחְתָּ֑י/ו וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר לֹֽא אֶתֵּ֥ן לְ/ךָ֖ אֶת כַּרְמִֽ/י
English Translation
And he spoke to her, saying, "As I speak to Naboth the Jezreelite, I will say to him, 'Give me your vineyard for money, or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in its place.'" But he said, "I will not give you my vineyard."
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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,... Focus ↗
3 And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto... 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...
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, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst... 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, the base fellows, came in and sat before him: and the base fellows bare witness aga... 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 Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, Focus ↗
18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who dwelleth in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard o... Focus ↗
19 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, Hast thou killed and also taken possessio... 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 eve... Focus ↗
22 and I will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha... Focus ↗
23 And of Jezebel also spake Jehovah, 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 bir... Focus ↗
25 (But there was none like unto Ahab, who did sell himself to do that which was evil in the sight of J... Focus ↗
26 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites did, whom Jehovah... 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 Jehovah 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 ↗