1 Kings 21:4
Then Ahab came into his house heauie and in displeasure, because of the word which Naboth the Izreelite had spoken vnto him. for hee had sayde, I will not giue thee the inheritance of my fathers, and he lay vpon his bed, and turned his face and would eate no bread.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
3And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord keepe me from giuing the inheritance of my father vnto thee.
Cross References
Numbers 22:13And Balaam rose vp in the morning, and sayde vnto ye princes of Balak, Returne vnto your land: for the Lord hath refused to giue me leaue to go with you.
2 Samuel 13:4Who sayde vnto him, Why art thou the Kings sonne so leane from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? Then Amnon answered him, I loue Tamar my brother Absaloms sister.
1 Kings 21:3And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord keepe me from giuing the inheritance of my father vnto thee.
Job 5:2Doubtlesse anger killeth the foolish, and enuie slayeth the idiote.
Ecclesiastes 7:8For like ye noyse of the thornes vnder the pot, so is the laughter of the foole: this also is vanitie.
Jonah 4:1Therefore it displeased Ionah exceedingly, 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 →