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1 Kings 21:1-2

Ahab Murders Naboth

21:1 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 21:2 Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard so I can make a vegetable garden out of it, for it is adjacent to my palace. I will give you an even better vineyard in its place, or if you prefer,³ I will pay you silver for it.”⁴

¹tn Heb “after these things.” The words “the following episode took place” are added for stylistic reasons.

²sn 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.

³tn Heb “if it is good in your eyes.”

⁴tc The Old Greek translation includes the following words: “And it will be mine as a garden of herbs.”

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