1After these things Naboth the Izreelite had a vineyarde in Izreel, hard by the palace of Ahab King of Samaria.

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Joshua 19:18, Judges 6:33, 2 Chronicles 28:22, 1 Kings 18:45, 1 Kings 18:46

2And Ahab spake vnto Naboth, saying, Giue me thy vineyarde, that I may make mee a garden of herbes thereof, because it is neere by mine house: and I will giue thee for it a better vineyarde then it is: or if it please thee, I will giue thee the worth of it in money.

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1 Samuel 8:14, 1 Samuel 8:14, 1 Timothy 6:9, James 1:14, James 1:15

3And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord keepe me from giuing the inheritance of my father vnto thee.

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Leviticus 25:23, Numbers 36:7, Leviticus 25:23, Numbers 36:7, Ezekiel 46:18

4Then Ahab came into his house heauie and in displeasure, because of the word which Naboth the Izreelite had spoken vnto him. for hee had sayde, I will not giue thee the inheritance of my fathers, and he lay vpon his bed, and turned his face and would eate no bread.

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1 Kings 20:43, 1 Kings 20:43, James 1:14, James 1:14, Ecclesiastes 6:9

5Then Iezebel his wife came to him and said vnto him, Why is thy spirit so sad that thou eatest no bread?

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Genesis 3:6, 1 Kings 16:31, Esther 4:5, Nehemiah 2:2, 1 Kings 21:25

6And he said vnto her, Because I spake vnto Naboth the Izreelite, and sayd vnto him, Giue me thy vineyard for money, or if it please thee, I will giue thee another vineyard for it: but he answered, I wil not giue thee my vineyarde.

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Esther 5:9, Esther 5:14, James 4:2, James 4:7, Esther 6:12

7Then Iezebel his wife sayde vnto him, Doest thou nowe gouerne the kingdome of Israel? vp, eate bread, and be of good cheere, I will giue thee the vineyard of Naboth the Izreelite.

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Ecclesiastes 4:1, 1 Kings 21:15, 1 Kings 21:16, Proverbs 30:31, Daniel 5:19

8So she wrote letters in Ahabs name, and sealed them with his seale, and sent the letters vnto the Elders, and to the nobles that were in his citie dwelling with Naboth.

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Esther 8:8, Esther 8:13, Ezra 4:11, 1 Kings 21:1, 2 Samuel 11:14

9And shee wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaime a fast, and set Naboth among the chiefe of the people,

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Matthew 23:13, Genesis 34:13, Genesis 34:17, Luke 20:47, Matthew 2:8

10And set two wicked men before him, and let them witnesse against him, saying, Thou diddest blaspheme God and the King: then cary him out, and stone him that he may dye.

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Exodus 22:28, Exodus 22:28, Acts 6:11, Acts 6:11, Leviticus 24:15

11And the men of his citie, euen the Elders and gouernours, which dwelt in his citie, did as Iezebel had sent vnto them: as it was written in the letters, which she had sent vnto them.

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Matthew 2:16, 2 Kings 10:6, 2 Kings 10:7, Exodus 1:21, 2 Chronicles 24:21

12They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth among the chiefe of the people,

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Isaiah 58:4, Isaiah 58:4, 1 Kings 21:8, 1 Kings 21:10, 1 Kings 21:8

13And there came two wicked men, and sate before him: and the wicked men witnessed against Naboth in the presence of the people saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the King. Then they caried him away out of the citie, and stoned him with stones, that he dyed.

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2 Kings 9:26, 2 Kings 9:26, Malachi 3:5, Exodus 20:16, Leviticus 24:11

14Then they sent to Iezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned and is dead.

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2 Samuel 11:14, 2 Samuel 11:24, Ecclesiastes 5:8, Ecclesiastes 8:14, 2 Samuel 11:14

15And when Iezebel heard that Naboth was stoned and was dead, Iezebel sayd to Ahab, Vp, and take possession of the vineyarde of Naboth the Izreelite, which he refused to giue thee for money: for Naboth is not aliue, but is dead.

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1 Kings 21:7, Proverbs 1:10, Proverbs 1:16, Proverbs 4:17, 1 Kings 21:7

16And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he rose to go downe to the vineyard of Naboth the Izreelite, to take possession of it.

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Psalms 50:18, Isaiah 33:15, 2 Peter 2:15, 2 Samuel 4:9, 2 Samuel 4:12

17And the word of the Lord came vnto Eliiah the Tishbite, saying,

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Psalms 9:12, Psalms 9:12, Isaiah 26:21, 2 Kings 1:15, 2 Kings 1:16

18Arise, goe downe to meete Ahab King of Israel, which is in Samaria. loe, he is in the vineyarde of Naboth, whither he is gone downe to take possession of it.

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1 Kings 13:32, 2 Chronicles 22:9, 1 Kings 13:32, 2 Chronicles 22:9

19Therefore shalt thou say vnto him, Thus sayth the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also gotten possession? And thou shalt speake vnto him, saying, Thus sayth the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, shall dogs licke euen thy blood also.

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1 Kings 22:38, 1 Kings 22:38, 2 Samuel 12:9, 2 Samuel 12:9, Habakkuk 2:12

20And Ahab sayd to Eliiah, Hast thou found mee, O mine enemie? And he answered, I haue found thee: for thou hast solde thy selfe to worke wickednes in the sight of the Lord.

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2 Kings 17:17, Romans 7:14, 2 Kings 17:17, Romans 7:14, 1 Kings 21:25

21Beholde, I will bring euill vpon thee, and wil take away thy posteritie, and wil cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, as well him that is shut vp, as him that is left in Israel,

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1 Kings 14:10, 1 Kings 14:10, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 20:6, 2 Kings 9:7

22And I wil make thine house like the house of Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the sonne of Ahiiah, for the prouocation wherewith thou hast prouoked, and made Israel to sinne.

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1 Kings 16:3, 1 Kings 16:3, 1 Kings 16:11, 1 Kings 14:16, 1 Kings 16:11

23And also of Iezebel spake the Lord, saying, The dogs shall eate Iezebel, by the wall of Izreel.

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2 Kings 9:10, 2 Kings 9:10, 2 Kings 9:30, 2 Kings 9:37, 2 Kings 9:30

24The dogs shall eate him of Ahabs stocke, that dyeth in the citie: and him that dyeth in the fieldes, shall the foules of the ayre eate.

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1 Kings 14:11, 1 Kings 16:4, 1 Kings 14:11, 1 Kings 16:4, Jeremiah 15:3

25(But there was none like Ahab, who did fell him selfe, to worke wickednesse in the sight of the Lord: whom Iezebel his wife prouoked.

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1 Kings 21:20, 1 Kings 21:20, Proverbs 22:14, Proverbs 22:14, 1 Kings 16:30

26For he did exceeding abominably in following idoles, according to all that the Amorites did, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.)

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2 Kings 21:11, 2 Kings 21:11, Genesis 15:16, Genesis 15:16, Leviticus 18:25

27Nowe when Ahab heard those wordes, he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth vpon him and fasted, and lay in sackecloth and went softely.

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2 Kings 6:30, 2 Kings 6:30, Genesis 37:34, Genesis 37:34, 2 Samuel 3:31

28And the worde of the Lord came to Eliiah the Tishbite, saying,

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29Seest thou how Ahab is humbled before me? because he submitteth himselfe before me, I will not bring that euill in his dayes, but in his sonnes dayes wil I bring euill vpon his house.

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Micah 7:18, 2 Peter 3:9, Micah 7:18, 2 Peter 3:9, 2 Kings 9:25