Discovery Box1 Kings 21:1 
Context21:1 After this the following episode took place. 1 Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel adjacent to the palace of King Ahab of Samaria. 2
1 Kings 21:15-16
Context21:15 When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she 3 said to Ahab, “Get up, take possession of the vineyard Naboth the Jezreelite refused to sell you for silver, for Naboth is no longer alive; he’s dead.” 21:16 When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, 4 he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
1 tn Heb “after these things.” The words “the following episode took place” are added for stylistic reasons.
2 sn King Ahab of Samaria. Samaria, as the capital of the northern kingdom, here stands for the nation of Israel.
map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.
3 tn Heb “Jezebel”; the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“she”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
4 tc The Old Greek translation includes the following words here: “he tore his garments and put on sackcloth. After these things.”
