1 Kings 21:1

And the son of Ader gathered all his forces, and went up and besieged Samaria, he and thirty-two kings with him, and all his horse and + 21:1 Gr. chariot.chariots: and they went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2And he sent into the city to Achaab king of Israel, and said to him, Thus says the son of Ader,

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Cross References

Joshua 19:18And their borders were Jazel, and Chasaloth, and Sunam,

1 Samuel 29:1And the Philistines gather all their armies to Aphec, and Israel encamped in Aendor, which is in Jezrael.

Ezra 9:13And after all that is come upon us because of our evil deeds, and our great trespass, it is clear that there is none such as our God, for thou hast lightly visited our iniquities, and given us deliverance;

Jeremiah 5:3O Lord, thine eyes are upon faithfulness: thou hast scourged them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them; but they would not receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; and they would not return.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 21:1

Ahab is still the unhappy subject of the sacred history; from the great affairs of his camp and kingdom this chapter leads us into his garden, and gives us an account of some ill things (and ill indeed they proved to him) relating to his domestic affairs. I. Ahab is sick for Naboth's vineyard, ver. 1-4 . II. Naboth dies by Jezebel's plot, that the vineyard may escheat to Ahab, ver. 5-14 . III. Ahab goes to take possession, ver. 15-16 . IV. Elijah meets him, and denounces the judgments of God against him for his… Read the whole commentary →

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