Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Some
time
later
, Naboth the Jezreelite happened
to
own
a
vineyard
in Jezreel next
to
the palace of Ahab king of Samaria .
And
it
cometh
to
pass
, after
these
things,
a
vineyard
hath
been
to
Naboth the Jezreelite ,
that
`is'
in Jezreel ,
near
the palace of Ahab king of Samaria ,
So
Ahab said
to
Naboth, “
Give me your
vineyard to use
as
a vegetable
garden, since
it is next
to
my palace.
I will
give you
a better vineyard in
its
place—or
if you
prefer
, I will
give you
its
value
in
silver. ”
and
Ahab speaketh
unto
Naboth, saying,
`
Give to
me thy
vineyard ,
and
it
is
to me
for
a garden of
green
herbs
, for
it `
is '
near
by
my house,
and
I give to
thee
in
its
stead
a better vineyard than
it;
if good
in
thine
eyes
, I give to
thee
silver --
its
price
. '
But
Naboth replied
, “The
LORD
forbid
that
I
should
give
you
the inheritance of my fathers .”
And
Naboth saith
unto
Ahab
, `Far
be
it
from
me,
by
Jehovah,
my
giving
the inheritance of my fathers to
thee;'
So
Ahab went
to
his palace
, sullen
and angry
because Naboth the Jezreelite had
told
him, “
I will
not give you
the inheritance of my fathers .”
He lay
down on his bed, turned
his face away
, and refused
to
eat
.
and
Ahab cometh
in
unto
his house
, sulky
and wroth,
because of
the
word
that
Naboth the Jezreelite hath
spoken
unto
him when
he
saith
, `
I do
not give to
thee
the inheritance of my fathers ,'
and
he lieth
down on his bed, and
turneth
round
his face, and hath
not
eaten
bread
.
Soon
his wife Jezebel
came
in and asked
, “Why
are
you
so
sullen
that
you
refuse
to
eat
? ”
And
Jezebel
his wife cometh
in unto
him,
and speaketh
unto
him
, `What
`is'
this
? --
thy
spirit
sulky,
and
thou
art
not
eating
bread!'
Ahab
answered
, “
Because I spoke
to
Naboth the Jezreelite and told
him, ‘
Give me your
vineyard for silver
, or if you
wish
, I will
give you
another
vineyard in its place.’
And he replied
, ‘
I will
not give you
my vineyard !’”
And
he
saith
unto
her
, `
Because I speak
unto
Naboth the Jezreelite ,
and say
to
him, Give to
me thy
vineyard for money
, or if thou
desire
, I give to
thee
a
vineyard in its stead;
and he saith
, I do
not give to
thee
my vineyard .'
But
his wife Jezebel
said
to
him, “Do
you
not
reign
over Israel ?
Get
up
, eat some
food
, and be cheerful
, for
I will
get
you
the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. ”
And
Jezebel
his wife saith
unto
him, `Thou
now
dost
execute
rule
over Israel !
rise
, eat bread
, and let
thy
heart
be glad
, --
I do
give
to
thee
the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. '
Then
Jezebel
wrote
letters in Ahab’s
name, sealed
them
with his seal, and sent
them
to
the elders and nobles
who lived
with
Naboth
in his city .
And
she
writeth
letters in the
name of
Ahab
, and
sealeth
with his seal, and sendeth
the letters
unto
the
elders ,
and unto
the
freemen,
who are
in his city ,
those
dwelling
with
Naboth,
In the letters she
wrote:
“
Proclaim a fast and give
Naboth a
seat
of honor
among
the people .
and
she
writeth
in the letters ,
saying,
`
Proclaim a fast ,
and cause
Naboth to
sit
at
the
head
of the people ,
But
seat
two scoundrels
opposite
him and have
them
testify, ‘You
have
cursed
both
God and the
king!’
Then
take
him out and stone
him to
death
. ”
and
cause
two men
--
sons
of
worthlessness
--
to
sit
over-against
him ,
and they
testify of
him
, saying,
Thou
hast
blessed
God and Melech;
and
they
have
brought
him out ,
and stoned
him ,
and
he
dieth
. '
So
the elders and nobles
who lived
in Naboth’s
city did
as Jezebel had
instructed
in the letters she had
written
to
them .
And
the men
of
his
city,
the
elders and the
freemen
who are
dwelling
in his
city ,
do
as Jezebel hath
sent
unto
them,
as
written
in the letters that
she sent
unto
them ,
They proclaimed a fast and gave
Naboth a
seat
of honor
among
the people .
they have
proclaimed a fast ,
and caused
Naboth to
sit
at
the
head
of the people ,
And the
two scoundrels
came
in and sat
opposite
Naboth
, and these
men testified
against
him before the people, saying, “
Naboth has
cursed
both
God and the
king!”
So
they took
him outside the city and stoned
him to
death.
and two men
--
sons
of
worthlessness
--
come
in ,
and sit
over-against
him
, and the
men of
worthlessness
testify
of
him ,
even
Naboth,
before the people, saying, `
Naboth blessed
God and Melech;'
and
they take
him out
to
the
outside of
the city ,
and stone
him with
stones,
and
he
dieth;
Then
they sent
word
to
Jezebel :
“
Naboth has
been
stoned to
death
. ”
and
they send
unto
Jezebel ,
saying,
`
Naboth was
stoned ,
and
is
dead
. '
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. ”
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. '
And when
Ahab
heard
that Naboth was
dead, he
got
up
and
went
down
to take
possession
of
the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
And it
cometh
to
pass,
at
Ahab's
hearing
that Naboth is
dead, that
Ahab
riseth
to go
down
unto
the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite ,
to
possess
it
.
Then
the word of the
LORD
came
to
Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
And
the word of Jehovah
is
unto
Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
“Get
up
and
go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria .
See
, he
is
in the vineyard of Naboth, of
which
he has
gone to take
possession.
`Rise,
go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who `
is '
in Samaria, --
lo,
in the vineyard of Naboth, whither
he hath
gone down
to possess
it,
Tell
him that
this
is
what
the
LORD
says:
‘Have
you
not
murdered a
man
and seized
his
land
? ’
Then
tell
him that
this
is
also
what
the
LORD
says:
‘
In the place where the dogs licked up
the blood of Naboth, there
also
the dogs will
lick up
your
blood —yes
, yours!’”
and
thou
hast
spoken
unto
him ,
saying,
Thus
said
Jehovah,
Hast
thou
murdered ,
and also
possessed
? and
thou
hast
spoken
unto
him ,
saying,
Thus
said
Jehovah,
In the place where the dogs licked the blood of Naboth, do
the dogs lick thy
blood, even
thine.'
When
Elijah
arrived,
Ahab said
to
him
, “So
you
have
found me out
, my
enemy .”
He replied
, “
I have found you
out
because you
have
sold
yourself
to do evil in the sight
of the
LORD.
And
Ahab saith
unto
Elijah
, `Hast
thou
found me, O
mine
enemy ?'
and
he saith
, `
I have found --
because of
thy
selling
thyself
to do the
evil thing
in the eyes
of Jehovah;
This
is
what
the
LORD
says:
‘
I will
bring
calamity
on
you
and consume
your
descendants;
I
will
cut off from
Ahab every
male
in Israel, both
slave
and
free.
lo,
I am
bringing
in
unto
thee
evil,
and have
taken
away
thy
posterity,
and
cut off to
Ahab those
sitting
on
the
wall,
and
restrained,
and
left,
in Israel,
I
will
make
your
house like that
of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that
of Baasha son of Ahijah, because
you
have
provoked My
anger
and caused
Israel to sin. ’
and
given
up
thy
house like the
house
of Jeroboam son of Nebat ,
and like the
house
of Baasha son of Ahijah, for
the
provocation
with
which
thou
hast
provoked `Me',
and dost
cause
Israel to sin.
And the
LORD
also speaks
concerning
Jezebel :
‘
The dogs will
devour
Jezebel by
the wall
of Jezreel .’
`
And also of
Jezebel hath
Jehovah
spoken,
saying,
The dogs do
eat
Jezebel in
the bulwark
of Jezreel ;
Anyone
belonging
to
Ahab
who dies
in the
city will
be
eaten
by
dogs, and anyone
who dies
in the
field will
be
eaten
by
the
birds
of the air.”
him
who dieth
of
Ahab
in a
city do
the
dogs eat
, and him
who dieth
in a
field do
fowl
of the heavens
eat;
(
Surely there was
never
one
like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight
of the
LORD
, incited
by
his wife Jezebel.
surely there hath
none
been
like Ahab, who sold himself to do the
evil thing
in the eyes
of Jehovah
, whom
Jezebel
his wife hath
moved,
He committed
the
most
detestable
acts
by
going
after idols, just
like
the Amorites
whom the LORD
had
driven
out
before
the Israelites
. )
and
he doth
very
abominably
to
go
after the
idols, according
to
all
that
the Amorite
did
whom Jehovah
dispossessed
from
the presence
of
the sons
of
Israel
. '
When
Ahab
heard
these words, he tore
his clothes
, put
on
sackcloth, and fasted.
He
lay
down
in sackcloth and walked
around
meekly
.
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
at
Ahab's
hearing
these words, that
he rendeth
his garments
, and
putteth
sackcloth on
his
flesh
, and fasteth,
and
lieth
in sackcloth ,
and goeth
gently
.
Then
the word of the
LORD
came
to
Elijah the Tishbite, saying :
And
the word of Jehovah
is
unto
Elijah the Tishbite, saying ,
“Have
you
seen how
Ahab has
humbled himself
before Me? Because he has
humbled himself
before Me, I will
not
bring the calamity
during
his days ,
but
I
will
bring
it
upon
his
house
in the days of his son. ”
`Hast
thou
seen that
Ahab hath
been
humbled before Me? because that
he hath
been
humbled before Me, I bring not
in
the evil
in
his days ;
in the days of his son I
bring
in
the
evil
on
his
house
. '
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