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|1 Reyes 21:1|
Some time later there was an incident involving a vineyard belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. The vineyard was in Jezreel, close to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
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|1 Reyes 21:2|
Ahab said to Naboth, “Let me have your vineyard to use for a vegetable garden, since it is close to my palace. In exchange I will give you a better vineyard or, if you prefer, I will pay you whatever it is worth.”
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|1 Reyes 21:3|
But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”
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|1 Reyes 21:4|
So Ahab went home, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay on his bed sulking and refused to eat.
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|1 Reyes 21:5|
His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, “Why are you so sullen? Why won’t you eat?”
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|1 Reyes 21:6|
He answered her, “Because I said to Naboth the Jezreelite, `Sell me your vineyard; or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ But he said, `I will not give you my vineyard.’“
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|1 Reyes 21:7|
Jezebel his wife said, “Is this how you act as king over Israel? Get up and eat! Cheer up. I’ll get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
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|1 Reyes 21:8|
So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, placed his seal on them, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city with him.
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|1 Reyes 21:9|
In those letters she wrote: “Proclaim a day of fasting and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the people.
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10
|1 Reyes 21:10|
But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify that he has cursed both God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.”
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