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1 Kings 21 (WEBP)

[1] After these things, Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel, next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
[2] Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near my house; and I will give you for it a better vineyard than it. Or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its worth in money.”
[3] Naboth said to Ahab, “May Yahweh forbid me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!”
[4] Ahab came into his house sullen and angry because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him, for he had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He laid himself down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
[5] But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, “Why is your spirit so sad that you eat no bread?”
[6] He said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ He answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’ ”
[7] Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now govern the kingdom of Israel? Arise, and eat bread, and let your heart be merry. I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
[8] So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles who were in his city, who lived with Naboth.
[9] She wrote in the letters, saying, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
[10] Set two men, wicked fellows, before him, and let them testify against him, saying, ‘You cursed God and the king!’ Then carry him out, and stone him to death.”
[11] The men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had instructed them in the letters which she had written and sent to them.
[12] They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
[13] The two men, the wicked fellows, came in and sat before him. The wicked fellows testified against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king!” Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him to death with stones.
[14] Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”
[15] 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.”
[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.
[17] Yahweh’s word came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
[18] “Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who dwells in Samaria. Behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone down to take possession of it.
[19] You shall speak to him, saying, ‘Yahweh says, “Have you killed and also taken possession?” ’ You shall speak to him, saying, ‘Yahweh says, “In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs will lick your blood, even yours.” ’ ”
[20] Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, my enemy?” He answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do that which is evil in Yahweh’s sight.
[21] Behold, I will bring evil on you, and will utterly sweep you away and will cut off from Ahab everyone who urinates against a wall, and him who is shut up and him who is left at large in Israel.
[22] I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation with which you have provoked me to anger, and have made Israel to sin.”
[23] Yahweh also spoke of Jezebel, saying, “The dogs will eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel.
[24] The dogs will eat he who dies of Ahab in the city; and the birds of the sky will eat he who dies in the field.”
[25] But there was no one like Ahab, who sold himself to do that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
[26] He did very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites did, whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel.
[27] When Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his body, fasted, lay in sackcloth, and went about despondently.
[28] Yahweh’s word came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
[29] “See how Ahab humbles himself before me? Because he humbles himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days; but I will bring the evil on his house in his son’s day.”

1 Kings 21:21 or, male

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Kings 21 (KJVS)

[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 should give () the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
[4] And Ahab came () into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken () to him: for he had said, () I will not give () thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down () upon his bed, and turned away () his face, and would eat () no bread.
[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 merry: () I will give () thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
[8] So she wrote () letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed () them with his seal, and sent () the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling () with Naboth.
[9] And she wrote () in the letters, saying, () Proclaim () a fast, and set () Naboth on high among the people:
[10] and set () two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness () against him, saying, () Thou didst blaspheme () God and the king. And then carry him out, () and stone () him, that he may die. ()
[11] And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants () in his city, did () as Jezebel had sent () unto them, and as it was written () in the letters which she had sent () unto them.
[12] They proclaimed () a fast, and set () Naboth on high among the people.
[13] And there came () in two men, children of Belial, and sat () before him: and the men of Belial witnessed () against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, () Naboth did blaspheme () God and the king. Then they carried him forth () out of the city, and stoned () him with stones, that he died. ()
[14] Then they sent () to Jezebel, saying, () Naboth is stoned, () and is dead. ()
[15] 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. ()
[16] 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.
[17] And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ()
[18] Arise, () go down () to meet () Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down () to possess () it.
[19] And thou shalt speak () unto him, saying, () Thus saith () the Lord, Hast thou killed, () and also taken possession? () And thou shalt speak () unto him, saying, () Thus saith () the Lord, In the place where dogs licked () the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick () thy blood, even thine.
[20] And Ahab said () to Elijah, Hast thou found () me, O mine enemy? () And he answered, () I have found () thee: because thou hast sold () thyself to work () evil in the sight of the Lord.
[21] Behold, I will bring () evil upon thee, and will take away () thy posterity, and will cut off () from Ahab him that pisseth () against the wall, and him that is shut up () and left () in Israel,
[22] and will make () thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, () and made Israel to sin. ()
[23] And of Jezebel also spake () the Lord, saying, () The dogs shall eat () Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.
[24] Him that dieth () of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; () and him that dieth () in the field shall the fowls of the air eat. ()
[25] But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell () himself to work () wickedness in the sight of the Lord, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up. ()
[26] And he did very abominably () in following () idols, according to all things as did () the Amorites, whom the Lord cast out () before the children of Israel.
[27] And it came to pass, when Ahab heard () those words, that he rent () his clothes, and put () sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, () and lay () in sackcloth, and went () softly.
[28] And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ()
[29] Seest () thou how Ahab humbleth () himself before me? because he humbleth () himself before me, I will not bring () the evil in his days: but in his son’s days will I bring () the evil upon his house.

1 Kings 21:2 Heb. be good in thine eyes
1 Kings 21:9 Heb. in the top of the people
1 Kings 21:23 Or, ditch
1 Kings 21:25 Or, incited

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Kings 21 (BYZ)

[1] [20:1] και αμπελων εις ην τω ναβουθαι τω ιεζραηλιτη παρα τω αλω αχααβ βασιλεως σαμαρειας
[2] [20:2] και ελαλησεν αχααβ προς ναβουθαι λεγων δος μοι τον αμπελωνα σου και εσται μοι εις κηπον λαχανων οτι εγγιων ουτος τω οικω μου και δωσω σοι αμπελωνα αλλον αγαθον υπερ αυτον ει δε αρεσκει ενωπιον σου δωσω σοι αργυριον ανταλλαγμα του αμπελωνος σου τουτου και εσται μοι εις κηπον λαχανων
[3] [20:3] και ειπεν ναβουθαι προς αχααβ μη μοι γενοιτο παρα θεου μου δουναι κληρονομιαν πατερων μου σοι
[4] [20:4] και εγενετο το πνευμα αχααβ τεταραγμενον και εκοιμηθη επι της κλινης αυτου και συνεκαλυψεν το πρωσωπον αυτου και ουκ εφαγεν αρτον
[5] [20:5] και εισηλθεν ιεζαβελ η γυνη αυτου προς αυτον και ελαλησεν προς αυτον τι το πνευμα σου τεταραγμενον και ουκ ει συ εσθιων αρτον
[6] [20:6] και ειπεν προς αυτην οτι ελαλησα προς ναβουθαι τον ιεζραηλιτην λεγων δος μοι τον αμπελωνα σου αργυριου ει δε βουλει δωσω σοι αμπελωνα αλλον αντ αυτου και ειπεν ου δωσω σοι κληρονομιαν πατερων μου
[7] [20:7] και ειπεν προς αυτον ιεζαβελ η γυνη αυτου συ νυν ουτως ποιεις βασιλεα επι ισραηλ αναστηθι φαγε αρτον και σαυτου γενου εγω δωσω σοι τον αμπελωνα ναβουθαι του ιεζραηλιτου
[8] [20:8] και εγραψεν βιβλιον επι τω ονοματι αχααβ και εσφραγισατο τη σφραγιδι αυτου και απεστειλεν το βιβλιον προς τους πρεσβυτερους και τους ελευθερους τους κατοικουντας μετα ναβουθαι
[9] [20:9] και εγεγραπτο εν τοις βιβλιοις λεγων νηστευσατε νηστειαν και καθισατε τον ναβουθαι εν αρχη του λαου
[10] [20:10] και εγκαθισατε δυο ανδρας υιους παρανομων εξ εναντιας αυτου και καταμαρτυρησατωσαν αυτου λεγοντες ηυλογησεν θεον και βασιλεα και εξαγαγετωσαν αυτον και λιθοβολησατωσαν αυτον και αποθανετω
[11] [20:11] και εποιησαν οι ανδρες της πολεως αυτου οι πρεσβυτεροι και οι ελευθεροι οι κατοικουντες εν τη πολει αυτου καθα απεστειλεν προς αυτους ιεζαβελ καθα γεγραπται εν τοις βιβλιοις οις απεστειλεν προς αυτους
[12] [20:12] εκαλεσαν νηστειαν και εκαθισαν τον ναβουθαι εν αρχη του λαου
[13] [20:13] και ηλθον δυο ανδρες υιοι παρανομων και εκαθισαν εξ εναντιας αυτου και κατεμαρτυρησαν αυτου λεγοντες ηυλογηκας θεον και βασιλεα και εξηγαγον αυτον εξω της πολεως και ελιθοβολησαν αυτον λιθοις και απεθανεν
[14] [20:14] και απεστειλαν προς ιεζαβελ λεγοντες λελιθοβοληται ναβουθαι και τεθνηκεν
[15] [20:15] και εγενετο ως ηκουσεν ιεζαβελ και ειπεν προς αχααβ αναστα κληρονομει τον αμπελωνα ναβουθαι του ιεζραηλιτου ος ουκ εδωκεν σοι αργυριου οτι ουκ εστιν ναβουθαι ζων οτι τεθνηκεν
[16] [20:16] και εγενετο ως ηκουσεν αχααβ οτι τεθνηκεν ναβουθαι ο ιεζραηλιτης και διερρηξεν τα ιματια εαυτου και περιεβαλετο σακκον και εγενετο μετα ταυτα και ανεστη και κατεβη αχααβ εις τον αμπελωνα ναβουθαι του ιεζραηλιτου κληρονομησαι αυτον
[17] [20:17] και ειπεν κυριος προς ηλιου τον θεσβιτην λεγων
[18] [20:18] αναστηθι και καταβηθι εις απαντην αχααβ βασιλεως ισραηλ του εν σαμαρεια ιδου ουτος εν αμπελωνι ναβουθαι οτι καταβεβηκεν εκει κληρονομησαι αυτον
[19] [20:19] και λαλησεις προς αυτον λεγων ταδε λεγει κυριος ως συ εφονευσας και εκληρονομησας δια τουτο ταδε λεγει κυριος εν παντι τοπω ω ελειξαν αι υες και οι κυνες το αιμα ναβουθαι εκει λειξουσιν οι κυνες το αιμα σου και αι πορναι λουσονται εν τω αιματι σου
[20] [20:20] και ειπεν αχααβ προς ηλιου ει ευρηκας με ο εχθρος μου και ειπεν ευρηκα διοτι ματην πεπρασαι ποιησαι το πονηρον ενωπιον κυριου παροργισαι αυτον
[21] [20:21] ταδε λεγει κυριος ιδου εγω επαγω επι σε κακα και εκκαυσω οπισω σου και εξολεθρευσω του αχααβ ουρουντα προς τοιχον και συνεχομενον και εγκαταλελειμμενον εν ισραηλ
[22] [20:22] και δωσω τον οικον σου ως τον οικον ιεροβοαμ υιου ναβατ και ως τον οικον βαασα υιου αχια περι των παροργισματων ων παρωργισας και εξημαρτες τον ισραηλ
[23] [20:23] και τη ιεζαβελ ελαλησεν κυριος λεγων οι κυνες καταφαγονται αυτην εν τω προτειχισματι ιεζραελ
[24] [20:24] τον τεθνηκοτα του αχααβ εν τη πολει φαγονται οι κυνες και τον τεθνηκοτα αυτου εν τω πεδιω φαγονται τα πετεινα του ουρανου
[25] [20:25] πλην ματαιως αχααβ ως επραθη ποιησαι το πονηρον ενωπιον κυριου ως μετεθηκεν αυτον ιεζαβελ η γυνη αυτου
[26] [20:26] και εβδελυχθη σφοδρα πορευεσθαι οπισω των βδελυγματων κατα παντα α εποιησεν ο αμορραιος ον εξωλεθρευσεν κυριος απο προσωπου υιων ισραηλ
[27] [20:27] και υπερ του λογου ως κατενυγη αχααβ απο προσωπου του κυριου και επορευετο κλαιων και διερρηξεν τον χιτωνα αυτου και εζωσατο σακκον επι το σωμα αυτου και ενηστευσεν και περιεβαλετο σακκον εν τη ημερα η επαταξεν ναβουθαι τον ιεζραηλιτην
[28] [20:28] και εγενετο ρημα κυριου εν χειρι δουλου αυτου ηλιου περι αχααβ και ειπεν κυριος
[29] [20:29] εωρακας ως κατενυγη αχααβ απο προσωπου μου ουκ επαξω την κακιαν εν ταις ημεραις αυτου αλλ εν ταις ημεραις του υιου αυτου επαξω την κακιαν

Scripture quotations from the 2018 Robinson-Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament in the Original Greek, Byzantine Majority Text. It is in the public domain.