1 Kings 21:4
So Ahab came into his house bitter and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him, I will not give you the heritage of my fathers. And stretching himself on the bed with his face turned away, he would take no food.
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3But Naboth said to Ahab, By the Lord, far be it from me to give you the heritage of my fathers.
Cross References
Numbers 22:13In the morning Balaam got up and said to the chiefs of Balak, Go back to your land, for the Lord will not let me go with you.
2 Samuel 13:4And he said to him, O son of the king, why are you getting thinner day by day? will you not say what your trouble is? And Amnon said to him, I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.
1 Kings 21:3But Naboth said to Ahab, By the Lord, far be it from me to give you the heritage of my fathers.
Job 5:2For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.
Ecclesiastes 7:8The end of a thing is better than its start, and a gentle spirit is better than pride.
Jonah 4:1But this seemed very wrong to Jonah, and he was angry.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 21:2-5
Naboth's Vineyard Refused to Ahab. ( b. c. 899.) 1 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 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. 3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I… Read the whole commentary →