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He is no longer alive, but dead.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/1_kings/21.htm">New Living Translation</a> When Jezebel heard the news, she said to Ahab, “You know the vineyard Naboth wouldn’t sell you? Well, you can have it now! He’s dead!” <a href="/esv/1_kings/21.htm">English Standard Version</a> As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money, for Naboth is not alive, but dead.” <a href="/bsb/1_kings/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.” <a href="/kjv/1_kings/21.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/21.htm">New King James Version</a> And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.” <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And when Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.” <a href="/nasb/1_kings/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, &#8220Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And it came about when Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.” <a href="/lsb/1_kings/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now it happened that when Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.” <a href="/amp/1_kings/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, she said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite which he refused to sell you, because Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.” <a href="/csb/1_kings/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite who refused to give it to you for silver, since Naboth isn’t alive, but dead.” <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, &#8220Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite who refused to give it to you for silver, since Naboth isn&#8217t alive, but dead.&#8221 <a href="/asv/1_kings/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/1_kings/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> As soon as Jezebel got their message, she told Ahab, "Now you can have the vineyard Naboth refused to sell. He's dead." <a href="/erv/1_kings/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jezebel received the message and said to Ahab, "Get up! Confiscate the vineyard which Naboth from Jezreel refused to sell you. He's dead now." <a href="/gnt/1_kings/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> As soon as Jezebel received the message, she said to Ahab, "Naboth is dead. Now go and take possession of the vineyard which he refused to sell to you." <a href="/isv/1_kings/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she told Ahab, "Get up and confiscate Naboth's vineyard that he refused to sell you for cash. Naboth the Jezreelite isn't alive anymore. He's dead!" <a href="/msb/1_kings/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, ?Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.? <a href="/net/1_kings/21.htm">NET Bible</a> When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, "Get up, take possession of the vineyard Naboth the Jezreelite refused to sell you for silver, for Naboth is no longer alive; he's dead." <a href="/nheb/1_kings/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It happened, 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 you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead." <a href="/wbt/1_kings/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/1_kings/21.htm">World English Bible</a> When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And it comes to pass, at Jezebel’s hearing that Naboth has been stoned, and is dead, that Jezebel says to Ahab, “Rise, possess the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, that he refused to give to you for money, for Naboth is not alive but dead.” <a href="/ylt/1_kings/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And it cometh to pass, at Jezebel's hearing that Naboth hath been stoned, and is dead, that Jezebel saith unto Ahab, 'Rise, possess the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, that he refused to give to thee for money, for Naboth is not alive but dead.' <a href="/slt/1_kings/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it will be when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned and he will die, and Jezebel will say to Ahab, Arise, inherit the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give to thee for silver: for Naboth is not living, but dead.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And it came to pass when Jezabel heard that Naboth was stoned, and dead, that she said to Achab: Arise and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezrahelite, who would not agree with thee, and give it thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then it happened that, when Jezebel had heard that Naboth was stoned and was dead, she said to Ahab: “Rise up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, who was not willing to acquiesce to you, and to give it to you in exchange for money. For Naboth is not alive, but dead.” <a href="/nabre/1_kings/21.htm">New American Bible</a> When Jezebel learned that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Go, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite which he refused to sell you, because Naboth is not alive, but dead.” <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, “Go, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when Jezebel heard that Naboth was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive but dead. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And when Jezebel heard that Nabuth was dead, Jezebel said to Akhab: “Arise, possess the vineyard of Nabuth the Yizreilite who chose not to sell it to you for money, because Nabuth is dead and not alive!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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.' <a href="/sep/1_kings/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it came to pass, when Jezabel heard it, that she said to Achaab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Nabuthai the Jezraelite, who would not sell it to thee: for Nebuthai is not alive, for he is dead. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/21-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=8498" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/21.htm">Jezebel's Plot</a> …14Then they sent word to Jezebel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.” 15<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/348.htm" title="348: ’î·ze·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- Queen of Isr. with King Ahab. From 'iy and Zbul; Izebel, the wife of king Ahab.">When Jezebel</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: kiš·mō·a‘ (Prep-k:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/5022.htm" title="5022: nā·ḇō·wṯ (N-proper-ms) -- A Jezreelite. Feminine plural from the same as Nob; fruits; Naboth, an Israelite.">Naboth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5619.htm" title="5619: suq·qal (V-Pual-Perf-3ms) -- To stone, put to death by stoning. A primitive root; properly, to be weighty; but used only in the sense of lapidation or its contrary.">had been stoned</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: way·yā·mōṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">to death,</a> <a href="/hebrew/348.htm" title="348: ’î·ze·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- Queen of Isr. with King Ahab. From 'iy and Zbul; Izebel, the wife of king Ahab.">she</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/256.htm" title="256: ’aḥ·’āḇ (N-proper-ms) -- Once oechab; from 'ach and 'ab; brother of father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon.">Ahab,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: qūm (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">“Get up</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: rêš (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">and take possession of</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: ke·rem (N-msc) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">the vineyard</a> <a href="/hebrew/5022.htm" title="5022: nā·ḇō·wṯ (N-proper-ms) -- A Jezreelite. Feminine plural from the same as Nob; fruits; Naboth, an Israelite.">of Naboth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3158.htm" title="3158: hay·yiz·rə·‘ê·lî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- An inhab. of Jezreel. Patronymically from Yizr'e'l; a Jizreelite or native of Jizreel.">the Jezreelite,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3985.htm" title="3985: mê·’ên (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To refuse. A primitive root; to refuse.">refused</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: lā·ṯeṯ- (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">to give it</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">to you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: ḇə·ḵe·sep̄ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">for silver.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/5022.htm" title="5022: nā·ḇō·wṯ (N-proper-ms) -- A Jezreelite. Feminine plural from the same as Nob; fruits; Naboth, an Israelite.">Naboth</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">is no longer</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay (N-ms) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">alive,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">but</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mêṯ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">dead.”</a> 16And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_samuel/11-14.htm">2 Samuel 11:14-17</a> The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. / In the letter he wrote: “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle; then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and killed.” / So as Joab besieged the city, he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew the strongest enemy soldiers were. ... <a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1-2</a> Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. / They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance. <a href="/2_kings/9-25.htm">2 Kings 9:25-26</a> And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, the LORD lifted up this burden against him: / ‘As surely as I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday, declares the LORD, so will I repay you on this plot of ground, declares the LORD.’ Now then, according to the word of the LORD, pick him up and throw him on the plot of ground.” <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Ezekiel 22:27</a> Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain. <a href="/psalms/10-8.htm">Psalm 10:8-10</a> He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless. / He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net. / They are crushed and beaten down; the helpless fall prey to his strength. <a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Isaiah 5:8</a> Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land. <a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16-19</a> There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: / haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, / a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, ... <a href="/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Jeremiah 22:17</a> “But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.” <a href="/habakkuk/2-9.htm">Habakkuk 2:9-12</a> Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster! / You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life. / For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork. ... <a href="/matthew/23-35.htm">Matthew 23:35</a> And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. <a href="/james/5-6.htm">James 5:6</a> You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you. <a href="/luke/11-47.htm">Luke 11:47-51</a> Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them. / So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs. / Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’ ... <a href="/romans/1-29.htm">Romans 1:29-32</a> They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. / They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless. ... <a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Revelation 2:20-23</a> But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols. / Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. / Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds. ... <a href="/matthew/5-21.htm">Matthew 5:21-22</a> You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ / But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 you for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.Arise<a href="/1_kings/21-7.htm">1 Kings 21:7</a> And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.<a href="/proverbs/1-10.htm">Proverbs 1:10-16</a> My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not… <a href="/proverbs/4-17.htm">Proverbs 4:17</a> For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/21-8.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-32.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-7.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-14.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-13.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-31.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-14.htm">Jezebel</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-7.htm">Jezreelite</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-6.htm">Money</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-14.htm">Naboth</a> <a href="/judges/21-17.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-35.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-6.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-36.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-14.htm">Stoned</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-7.htm">Vineyard</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/21-16.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-7.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-18.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-16.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-24.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-16.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-23.htm">Jezebel</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-16.htm">Jezreelite</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-12.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-7.htm">Money</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-16.htm">Naboth</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-16.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-49.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-16.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-18.htm">Stoned</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-16.htm">Vineyard</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 21</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/21-1.htm">Ahab being denied Naboth's vineyard, is grieved</a> 5. <a href="/1_kings/21-5.htm">Jezebel writing letters against Naboth, he is condemned of blasphemy</a> 15. <a href="/1_kings/21-15.htm">Ahab take possession of the vineyard</a> 17. <a href="/1_kings/21-17.htm">Elijah denounces judgments against Ahab and Jezebel</a> 25. <a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">Wicked Ahab repenting, God defers the judgment</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death Jezebel, the wife of King Ahab, was a Phoenician princess and a fervent worshiper of Baal. Her influence over Ahab led to the promotion of idolatry in Israel. The stoning of Naboth was a result of Jezebel's manipulation and misuse of power, reflecting the corruption and moral decay in the kingdom. Stoning was a method of execution prescribed in the Mosaic Law for certain offenses, but in this case, it was a perversion of justice. This event highlights the theme of injustice and the abuse of authority, which is condemned throughout Scripture.she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite Jezebel's command to Ahab to take possession of Naboth's vineyard demonstrates her disregard for God's laws regarding property and inheritance. According to Levitical law, land was to remain within the family and tribe to which it was allotted (<a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm">Leviticus 25:23-28</a>). Naboth's refusal to sell his vineyard was an act of obedience to God's command. Jezebel's actions show a blatant violation of these divine principles, emphasizing the conflict between pagan practices and the covenantal laws of Israel.who refused to give it to you for silver Naboth's refusal to sell his vineyard to Ahab was based on his adherence to the law and his respect for his ancestral heritage. This refusal is significant as it underscores the importance of faithfulness to God's commandments over material gain. Naboth's integrity contrasts sharply with the greed and covetousness displayed by Ahab and Jezebel. This narrative serves as a reminder of the spiritual battle between righteousness and wickedness.For Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.” The death of Naboth marks a turning point in the narrative, as it sets the stage for divine retribution. The unjust killing of Naboth is a grave sin that calls for God's judgment. This event foreshadows the eventual downfall of Ahab and Jezebel, as prophesied by Elijah (<a href="/1_kings/21-19.htm">1 Kings 21:19-24</a>). It also serves as a type of Christ, as Naboth, an innocent man, suffers death at the hands of corrupt authorities, prefiguring the unjust trial and crucifixion of Jesus. The story of Naboth is a powerful illustration of the consequences of sin and the certainty of divine justice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jezebel.htm">Jezebel</a> The wife of King Ahab, known for her idolatry and manipulation. She orchestrated Naboth's death to secure his vineyard for Ahab. 2. <a href="/topical/a/ahab.htm">Ahab</a> The King of Israel, who desired Naboth's vineyard and allowed Jezebel to execute her wicked plan. 3. <a href="/topical/n/naboth.htm">Naboth</a> A Jezreelite who owned a vineyard that Ahab coveted. He was unjustly accused and stoned to death due to Jezebel's scheme. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_vineyard.htm">The Vineyard</a> The piece of land that Naboth owned, which Ahab desired for a vegetable garden. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jezreel.htm">Jezreel</a> The location of Naboth's vineyard, significant as a place of injustice and later, divine retribution.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_covetousness.htm">The Dangers of Covetousness</a> Ahab's desire for Naboth's vineyard led to grave sin. Coveting can lead to destructive actions and must be guarded against. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_injustice.htm">The Consequences of Injustice</a> Jezebel's manipulation and false accusations resulted in Naboth's death. God sees and will judge injustice. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_influence.htm">The Role of Influence</a> Jezebel's influence over Ahab led him to sin. We must be cautious of the influences we allow in our lives. <a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_prevails.htm">God's Justice Prevails</a> Despite human schemes, God's justice will ultimately prevail, as seen in the eventual downfall of Ahab and Jezebel. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_integrity.htm">The Importance of Integrity</a> Naboth's refusal to sell his vineyard shows integrity and faithfulness to God's laws. We should strive to maintain integrity even under pressure.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 21</a> <a href="/q/how_did_ahab's_evil_show_his_weakness.htm">How did King Ahab's wickedness reveal his weakness?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_naboth_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Naboth in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_elijah's_prophecy_seem_unjust.htm">Why is Elijah's prophecy (1 Kings 21:21-24) fulfilled in a manner that may seem inconsistent with God's justice elsewhere in Scripture?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_ahab_shown_mercy_in_1_kings_21.htm">How do we explain the sudden divine mercy shown to Ahab in 1 Kings 21:27-29 when his earlier actions were so thoroughly condemned?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) Take possession.--Naboth's sons (see <a href="/2_kings/9-26.htm" title="Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, said the LORD; and I will requite you in this plat, said the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD.">2Kings 9:26</a>) were murdered with him, so that there was none to claim the inheritance. Even had this not been so, the property of executed traitors would naturally fall to the king, although no enactment to this effect is found in the Law.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession [or inherit, succeed to; same word <a href="/genesis/21-10.htm">Genesis 21:10</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/2-24.htm">Deuteronomy 2:24</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Jeremiah 49:1</a>. The possessions of a person executed for treason were ipso facto forfeited to the crown. There was no law prescribing this, but it followed the principles of the Mosaic code. Just as the goods of the idolater were devoted as cherem to the Lord (<a href="/deuteronomy/13-16.htm">Deuteronomy 13:16</a>), so those of the traitor reverted to the king. So Keil] of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give to thee for money [there is a proud malicious triumph in these words. "He refused, simple fool, to sell it. Now thou canst have it for nothing. I have discovered a better plan than buying it"]: for Naboth is not alive, but dead. <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/21-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When Jezebel אִיזֶ֜בֶל (’î·ze·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_348.htm">Strong's 348: </a> Jezebel -- queen of Israel with King Ahab heard כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ (kiš·mō·a‘) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction Naboth נָב֖וֹת (nā·ḇō·wṯ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5022.htm">Strong's 5022: </a> Naboth -- a Jezreelite had been stoned סֻקַּ֥ל (suq·qal) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5619.htm">Strong's 5619: </a> To stone, put to death by stoning to death, וַיָּמֹ֑ת (way·yā·mōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill she אִיזֶ֔בֶל (’î·ze·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_348.htm">Strong's 348: </a> Jezebel -- queen of Israel with King Ahab said וַתֹּ֨אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Ahab, אַחְאָ֗ב (’aḥ·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_256.htm">Strong's 256: </a> Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet “Get up ק֣וּם (qūm) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand and take possession of רֵ֞שׁ (rêš) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin the vineyard כֶּ֣רֶם ׀ (ke·rem) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> A garden, vineyard of Naboth נָב֣וֹת (nā·ḇō·wṯ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5022.htm">Strong's 5022: </a> Naboth -- a Jezreelite the Jezreelite, הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֗י (hay·yiz·rə·‘ê·lî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3158.htm">Strong's 3158: </a> Jezreelite -- an inhabitant of Jezreel who אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that refused מֵאֵן֙ (mê·’ên) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3985.htm">Strong's 3985: </a> To refuse to give it לָתֶת־ (lā·ṯeṯ-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set to you לְךָ֣ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> for silver. בְכֶ֔סֶף (ḇə·ḵe·sep̄) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> Silver, money For כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction Naboth נָב֛וֹת (nā·ḇō·wṯ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5022.htm">Strong's 5022: </a> Naboth -- a Jezreelite is no longer אֵ֥ין (’ên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle alive, חַ֖י (ḥay) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life but כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction dead.? מֵֽת׃ (mêṯ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/21-15.htm">1 Kings 21:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/21-15.htm">1 Kings 21:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/21-15.htm">1 Kings 21:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/21-15.htm">1 Kings 21:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/21-15.htm">1 Kings 21:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/21-15.htm">1 Kings 21:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/21-15.htm">1 Kings 21:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/21-15.htm">1 Kings 21:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/21-15.htm">1 Kings 21:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/21-15.htm">1 Kings 21:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-15.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 21:15 It happened when Jezebel heard that Naboth (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/21-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 21:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 21:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/21-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 21:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 21:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>