1 Kings 21:16

When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.

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WEBBE

When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.

BSB

And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

KJV

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

So Ahab, hearing that Naboth was dead, went down to the vine-garden of Naboth the Jezreelite to take it as his heritage.

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וַיְהִי vay·hi and it was H1961 כִּשְׁמֹעַ kish·mo·a' when heard H8085 אַחְאָב 'ach·'av Ahab H256 כִּי ki that H3588 מֵת met he had died H4191 נָבוֹת na·vot Naboth H5022 וַיָּקָם vai·ya·kom and he arose H6965 אַחְאָב 'ach·'av Ahab H256 לָרֶדֶת la·re·det to go down H3381 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 כֶּרֶם ke·rem [the] vineyard of H3754 נָבוֹת na·vot Naboth H5022 הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִי hai·yiz·re·'e·li the Jezreelite H3158 לְרִשְׁתּוֹ ס le·rish·to to take possession of it H3423

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 5–16

When, instead of a help meet, a man has an agent for Satan, in the form of an artful, unprincipled, yet beloved wife, fatal effects may be expected. Never were more wicked orders given by any prince, than those Jezebel sent to the rulers of Jezreel. Naboth must be murdered under colour of religion. There is no wickedness so vile, so horrid, but religion has sometimes been made a cover for it. Also, it must be done under colour of justice, and with the formalities of legal process. Let us, from this sad story, be amazed at the wickedness of the wicked, and the power of Satan in the children of disobedience. Let us commit the keeping of our lives and comforts to God, for innocence will not always be our security; and let us rejoice in the knowledge that all will be set to rights in the great day.

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Property

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.