1Forsothe after these wordis, in that tyme, the vyner of Naboth of Jezrael, `that was in Jezrael, was bisidis the paleis of Achab, kyng of Samarye.

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

2Therfor Achab spak to Naboth, and seide, Yyue thou to me the vyner, that Y make to me a gardyn of wortis, for it is nyy, and nyy myn hows; and Y schal yyue to thee a betere vyner for it; ethir if thou gessist it more profitable to thee, Y schall yyue the prijs of siluer, as myche as it is worth.

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

3To whom Naboth answeride, The Lord be merciful to me, that Y yyue not to thee the eritage of my fadris.

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

4Therfor Acab cam in to his hows, hauynge indignacioun, and gnastyng on the word which Naboth of Jezrael hadde spoke to him, and seide, Y schal not yyue to thee the eritage of my fadirs. And Achab castide doun him silf in to his bed, and turnede awei his face to the wal, and ete not breed.

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

5Forsothe Jezabel, his wijf, entride to hym, and seide to hym, What is this thing, wherof thi soule is maad sory? and whi etist thou not breed?

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

6Which answeride to hir, Y spak to Naboth of Jezrael, and Y seide to hym, Yyue thi vyner to me for money takun, ethir if it plesith thee, Y schal yyue to thee a betere vyner for it. And he seide, Y schal not yyue to thee my vyner.

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

7Therfor Jezabel, his wijf, seide to hym, Thou art of greet auctorite, and thou gouernest wel Israel; rise thou, and ete breed, and be thou `pacient, ethir coumfortid; Y schal yyue to thee the vyner of Naboth of Jezrael.

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

8Therfor sche wroot lettris in the name of Achab, and seelide tho with the ryng of hym; and sche sente to the grettere men in birthe, and to the beste men, that weren in the citee of hym, and dwelliden with Naboth.

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

9Sotheli this was the sentence of the lettre; Preche ye fastyng, and make ye Naboth to sitte among the firste men of the puple;

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

10and sende ye priueli twei men, the sones of Belial, ayens hym, and sey thei fals witnessyng, Naboth blesside God and the kyng; and lede ye out hym, and stoon ye him, and die he so.

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

11Therfor hise citeseyns, the grettere men in birthe, and the beste men that dwelliden with hym in the citee, diden as Jezabel hadde comaundid, and as it was writun in the lettris, whiche sche hadde sent to hem.

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

12Thei prechiden fastyng, and maden Naboth to sitte among the firste men of the puple;

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

13and whanne twey men, sones of the deuel, weren brouyt, thei maden hem to sitte ayens hym, and thei, that is, as men of the deuel, seiden witnessyng ayens him bifor al the multitude, Naboth blesside God and the kyng; for which thing thei ledden hym with out the citee, and killiden him with stoonys.

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

14And thei senten to Jezabel, and seiden, Naboth is stoonyd, and is deed.

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

15Forsothe it was doon, whanne Jezabel hadde herd Naboth stonyd and deed, sche spak to Achab, Rise thou, take thou in possessioun the vyner of Naboth of Jezrael, which nolde assente to thee, and yyue it for money takun; for Naboth lyueth not, but is deed.

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

16And whanne Achab hadde herd this, that is, Naboth deed, he roos, and yede doun in to the vyner of Naboth of Jezrael, to haue it in possessioun.

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

17Therfor the word of the Lord was maad to Elie of Thesbi,

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

18and seide, Rise thou, go doun in to the comyng of Achab, kyng of Israel, which is in Samarie; lo! he goith doun to the vyner of Naboth, that he haue it in possessioun.

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

19And thou schalt speke to hym, and `thou schalt seie, The Lord God seith these thingis, Thou hast slayn, ferthermore and thou hast take in possessioun; and aftir these thingis thou schalt adde, In this place, wherynne doggis lickiden the blood of Naboth, thei schulen licke also thi blood.

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

20And Achab seyde to Elie, Whether thou hast founde me thin enemy? Which Elie seide, Y haue founde, for thou art seeld that thou schuldist do yuel in the siyt 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

21Therfor the Lord seith these thingis, Lo! Y schal brynge yn on thee yuel, and Y schal kitte awey thin hyndrere thingis, and Y schal sle of Achab a pissere to the wal, and prisoned, and the laste 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 Y schal yyue thin hows as the hows of Jeroboam, sone of Naboth, and as the hows of Baasa, sone of Ahia; for thou didist to excite me to wrathfulnesse, and madist Israel to do synne.

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

23But also the Lord spak of Jezabel, and seide, Doggis schulen ete Jezabel in the feeld of Jesrael;

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

24if Achab schal die in the citee, doggis schulen ete hym; sotheli if he schal die in the feeld, briddis of the eyr schulen ete hym.

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

25Therfor noon other was sich as Achab, that was seeld to do yuel in the siyt of the Lord; for Jezabel his wijf excitide hym;

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

26and he was maad abhomynable, in so myche that he suede the ydols that Ammorreis maden, which Ammorreis the Lord wastide fro the face of the sones of Israel.

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

27Therfor whanne Achab hadde herd these wordis, he to-rente his cloth, and hilide his fleisch with an hayre, and he fastide, and slepte in a sak, and yede with the heed cast doun.

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

28The word of the Lord was maad to Elie of Thesbi, and seide, Whethir thou hast not seyn Achab maad low bifor me? Therfor for he is maad low for the cause of me, Y schal not brynge yn yuel in hise daies, but in the daies of his sone Y schal bryng yn yuel to his hows.

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