Verse 3

1 Kings 21:3

Noah Webster Bible

3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to thee.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר נָב֖וֹת אֶל אַחְאָ֑ב חָלִ֤ילָ/ה לִּ/י֙ מֵֽ/יהוָ֔ה מִ/תִּתִּ֛/י אֶת נַחֲלַ֥ת אֲבֹתַ֖/י לָֽ/ךְ
English Translation
And Naboth said to Ahab, "God forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers."
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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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 spoke to Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, be... Focus ↗
3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to...
4 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased, because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite h... Focus ↗
5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bre... Focus ↗
6 And he said to her, Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, Give me thy vineyard... Focus ↗
7 And Jezebel his wife said to 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 to the elde... 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, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blasphe... Focus ↗
11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as... Focus ↗
12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. Focus ↗
13 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed a... 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 arose to go down to the vineyar... 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, who is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Nabo... Focus ↗
19 And thou shalt speak to him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possessio... Focus ↗
20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O my enemy? And he answered, I have found thee : becaus... Focus ↗
21 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab th... Focus ↗
22 And will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha th... Focus ↗
23 And of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying, the dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall 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 Ahab, who sold himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jez... Focus ↗
26 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the... 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 ↗