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Taking Naboth's vineyard by force in injustice
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1 Kings 21
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And after these things, it so happened that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, alongside the palace of Ahab the king of Samaria.
1 Kings 21
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And Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, Give me your
avineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden; for it is nearby, alongside my house. And I will give you in its place a better vineyard than it;
or if it seems good to you, I will give you its value in money.
1 Kings 21
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And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid that I give the
ainheritance of my fathers to you!
1 Kings 21
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And Ahab came into his house sullen and vexed because of the word that Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers. And he lay down on his bed and turned away his face and would eat no food.
1 Kings 21
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And Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, Why is your spirit so sullen that you will not eat any food?
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And he said to her, Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you
another vineyard for it; and he said, I will not give you my vineyard.
1 Kings 21
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And Jezebel his wife said to him, Do you now exercise sovereignty over Israel? Rise up, eat some food, and let your heart be glad: I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
1 Kings 21
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And she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles who dwelt with Naboth in his city.
1 Kings 21
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And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people.
1 Kings 21
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And put two worthless fellows before him, and they shall testify against him, saying, You
acursed God and the king. Then carry him out, and stone him that he may die.
1 Kings 21
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And the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did according to
the instructions that Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letters that she had sent to them.
1 Kings 21
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They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people.
1 Kings 21
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And the two worthless fellows came and sat before him; and the worthless men testified against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth cursed God and the king. And they
acarried him out of the city and stoned him with stones, and he died.
1 Kings 21
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And they sent
word to Jezebel, saying, Naboth has been stoned and is dead.
1 Kings 21
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And when Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, Rise up
and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive but dead.
1 Kings 21
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And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite to take possession of it.
1 Kings 21
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And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
1 Kings 21
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Rise up
and go down to meet Ahab the king of Israel, who is in Samaria. He is now in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone down to take possession of it.
1 Kings 21
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And you shall speak to him, saying, Thus says Jehovah, Have you killed and also taken possession? Then you shall speak to him, saying, Thus says Jehovah, In the place where the dogs licked up the
ablood of Naboth, the dogs will lick up your blood also.
1 Kings 21
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And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you found me, my enemy? And he said, I have found
you because you have
asold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of Jehovah.
1 Kings 21
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I am now bringing evil upon you, and I will take away your posterity and will cut off from Ahab every male, bond and free, in Israel;
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And I will make your house like the house of
aJeroboam the son of Nebat and like the house of
bBaasha the son of Ahijah because of the provocation by which you have provoked
Me to anger and caused Israel to sin.
1 Kings 21
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And concerning Jezebel, Jehovah also spoke, saying, The dogs will eat
aJezebel by the rampart of Jezreel.
1 Kings 21
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Him of Ahab’s who
adies in the city, the dogs will eat; and him who dies in the field, the birds of heaven will eat.
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(Indeed there was none like Ahab, who sold himself to do what was evil in the sight of Jehovah because
aJezebel his wife urged him on.
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And he acted very abominably in going after idols, according to all that the Amorites did, whom Jehovah had dispossessed before the children of Israel.)
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And when Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes and put sackcloth upon his flesh and fasted; and he lay in sackcloth and went about
acarefully.
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And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
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Do you see how Ahab humbles himself before Me? Because he humbles himself before Me, I will not bring the evil
upon him in his days; in his
ason’s days I will bring the evil upon his house.
