1 Kings 21:16
And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
17And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying:
Cross References
2 Samuel 4:9And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them: 'As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
2 Samuel 11:26And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she made lamentation for her husband.
2 Samuel 23:15And David longed, and said: 'Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!'
Psalms 50:18When thou sawest a thief, thou hadst company with him, and with adulterers was thy portion.
Obadiah 1:12But thou shouldest not have gazed on the day of thy brother in the day of his disaster, neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 21:6-17
Naboth Murdered by Jezebel. ( b. c. 899.) 5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? 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. 7 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be… Read the whole commentary →