1 Kings 21:15

וַֽיְהִי כִּשְׁמֹעַ אִיזֶבֶל כִּֽי ־ סֻקַּל נָבוֹת וַיָּמֹת וַתֹּאמֶר אִיזֶבֶל אֶל ־ אַחְאָב קוּם רֵשׁ אֶת ־ כֶּרֶם ׀ נָבוֹת הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִי אֲשֶׁר מֵאֵן לָתֶת ־ לְךָ בְכֶסֶף כִּי אֵין נָבוֹת חַי כִּי ־ מֵֽת ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.

In Context

14וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ אֶל ־ אִיזֶבֶל לֵאמֹר סֻקַּל נָבוֹת וַיָּמֹֽת ׃

16וַיְהִי כִּשְׁמֹעַ אַחְאָב כִּי מֵת נָבוֹת וַיָּקָם אַחְאָב לָרֶדֶת אֶל ־ כֶּרֶם נָבוֹת הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִי לְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ ׃ ס

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Cross References

1 Kings 21:7וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אִיזֶבֶל אִשְׁתּוֹ אַתָּה עַתָּה תַּעֲשֶׂה מְלוּכָה עַל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל קוּם אֱכָל ־ לֶחֶם וְיִטַב לִבֶּךָ אֲנִי אֶתֵּן לְךָ אֶת ־ כֶּרֶם נָבוֹת הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי ׃

Proverbs 4:17כִּי לָחֲמוּ לֶחֶם רֶשַׁע וְיֵין חֲמָסִים יִשְׁתּֽוּ ׃

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 →

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