1Some time later, Naboth the Jezreelite happened to own a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.stylusJoshua 19:18, Judges 6:33, 2 Chronicles 28:22, 1 Kings 18:45, 1 Kings 18:462So 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.”stylus1 Samuel 8:14, 1 Samuel 8:14, 1 Timothy 6:9, James 1:14, James 1:153But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”stylusLeviticus 25:23, Numbers 36:7, Leviticus 25:23, Numbers 36:7, Ezekiel 46:184So 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.stylus1 Kings 20:43, 1 Kings 20:43, James 1:14, James 1:14, Ecclesiastes 6:95Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?”stylusGenesis 3:6, 1 Kings 16:31, Esther 4:5, Nehemiah 2:2, 1 Kings 21:256Ahab 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!’”stylusEsther 5:9, Esther 5:14, James 4:2, James 4:7, Esther 6:127But 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.”stylusEcclesiastes 4:1, 1 Kings 21:15, 1 Kings 21:16, Proverbs 30:31, Daniel 5:198Then 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.stylusEsther 8:8, Esther 8:13, Ezra 4:11, 1 Kings 21:1, 2 Samuel 11:149In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.stylusMatthew 23:13, Genesis 34:13, Genesis 34:17, Luke 20:47, Matthew 2:810But 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.”stylusExodus 22:28, Exodus 22:28, Acts 6:11, Acts 6:11, Leviticus 24:1511So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.stylusMatthew 2:16, 2 Kings 10:6, 2 Kings 10:7, Exodus 1:21, 2 Chronicles 24:2112They proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people.stylusIsaiah 58:4, Isaiah 58:4, 1 Kings 21:8, 1 Kings 21:10, 1 Kings 21:813And 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.stylus2 Kings 9:26, 2 Kings 9:26, Malachi 3:5, Exodus 20:16, Leviticus 24:1114Then they sent word to Jezebel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.”stylus2 Samuel 11:14, 2 Samuel 11:24, Ecclesiastes 5:8, Ecclesiastes 8:14, 2 Samuel 11:1415When 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.”stylus1 Kings 21:7, Proverbs 1:10, Proverbs 1:16, Proverbs 4:17, 1 Kings 21:716And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.stylusPsalms 50:18, Isaiah 33:15, 2 Peter 2:15, 2 Samuel 4:9, 2 Samuel 4:1217Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,stylusPsalms 9:12, Psalms 9:12, Isaiah 26:21, 2 Kings 1:15, 2 Kings 1:1618“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.stylus1 Kings 13:32, 2 Chronicles 22:9, 1 Kings 13:32, 2 Chronicles 22:919Tell 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!’”stylus1 Kings 22:38, 1 Kings 22:38, 2 Samuel 12:9, 2 Samuel 12:9, Habakkuk 2:1220When 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.stylus2 Kings 17:17, Romans 7:14, 2 Kings 17:17, Romans 7:14, 1 Kings 21:2521This 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.stylus1 Kings 14:10, 1 Kings 14:10, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 20:6, 2 Kings 9:722I 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.’stylus1 Kings 16:3, 1 Kings 16:3, 1 Kings 16:11, 1 Kings 14:16, 1 Kings 16:1123And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’stylus2 Kings 9:10, 2 Kings 9:10, 2 Kings 9:30, 2 Kings 9:37, 2 Kings 9:3024Anyone 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.”stylus1 Kings 14:11, 1 Kings 16:4, 1 Kings 14:11, 1 Kings 16:4, Jeremiah 15:325(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.stylus1 Kings 21:20, 1 Kings 21:20, Proverbs 22:14, Proverbs 22:14, 1 Kings 16:3026He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)stylus2 Kings 21:11, 2 Kings 21:11, Genesis 15:16, Genesis 15:16, Leviticus 18:2527When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.stylus2 Kings 6:30, 2 Kings 6:30, Genesis 37:34, Genesis 37:34, 2 Samuel 3:3128Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying:stylus29“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.”stylusMicah 7:18, 2 Peter 3:9, Micah 7:18, 2 Peter 3:9, 2 Kings 9:25
