21:1 And Nabuthai the Jezraelite had a
vineyard, near the threshingfloor of Achaab king of Samaria.
21:2 And Achaab spoke to Nabuthai, saying, Give me thy vineyard, and I will
have it for a garden of herbs, for it [is] near my house: and I will give
thee another vineyard better than it; or if it please thee, I will give thee
money, the price of this thy vineyard, and I will have it for a garden of
herbs.
21:3 And Nabuthai said to Achaab, My Elohim forbid me that I should give thee
the inheritance of my fathers.
21:4 And the spirit of Achaab was troubled, and he lay down upon his bed,
and covered his face, and ate no bread.
21:5 And Jezabel his wife went in to him, and spoke to him, [saying], Why
[is] thy spirit troubled, and [why] dost thou eat no bread?
21:6 And he said to her, Because I spoke to Nabuthai the Jezraelite, saying,
Give me thy vineyard for money; or if thou wilt, I will give thee another
vineyard for it: and he said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my
fathers.
21:7 And Jezabel his wife said to him, Dost thou now thus act the king over
Israel? arise, and eat bread, and be thine own [master], and I will give
thee the vineyard of Nabuthai the Jezraelite.
21:8 And she wrote a letter in the name of Achaab, and sealed it with his
seal, and sent the letter to the elders, and to the freemen who dwelt with
Nabuthai
21:9 And it was written in the letters, saying, Keep a fast, and set Naboth
in a chief place among the people.
21:10 And set two men, sons of transgressors, before him, and let them
testify against him, saying, He blessed Elohim and the king: and let them lead
him forth, and stone him, and let them die.
21:11 And the men of his city, the elders, and the nobles who dwelt in his
city, did as Jezabel sent to them, and as it had been written in the letters
which she sent to them.
21:12 And they proclaimed a fast, and set Nebuthai in a chief place among
the people.
21:13 And two men, sons of transgressors, came in, and sat opposite him, and
bore witness against him, saying, Thou hast blessed Elohim and the king. And
they led him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, and he died.
21:14 And they sent to Jezabel, saying, Nabuthai is stoned, and is dead.
21:15 And it came to pass, when Jezabel heard [it], that she said to Achaab,
Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Nabuthai the Jezraelite, who would
not sell it to thee: for Nebuthai is not alive, for he is dead.
21:16 And it came to pass, when Achaab heard that Nabuthai the Jezraelite
was dead, that he rent his garments, and put on sackcloth. And it came to
pass afterward, that Achaab arose and went down to the vineyard of Nabuthai
the Jezraelite, to take possession of it.
21:17 And Yehovah spoke to Eliu the Thesbite, saying,
21:18 Arise, and go down to meet Achaab king of Israel, who is in Samaria,
for he [is] in the vineyard of Nabuthai, for he has gone down thither to
take possession of it.
21:19 And thou shalt speak to him, saying, Thus saith Yehovah, Forasmuch as
thou hast slain and taken possession, therefore thus saith Yehovah, In
every place where the swine and the dogs have licked the blood of Nabuthai,
there shall the dogs lick thy blood; and the harlots shall wash themselves
in thy blood.
21:20 And Achaab said to Eliu, Hast thou found me, mine enemy? and he said,
I have found [thee]: because thou hast wickedly sold thyself t work evil in
the sight of Yehovah, to provoke him to anger;
21:21 behold, I bring evil upon thee: and I will kindle a fire after thee,
and I will utterly destroy every male of Achaab, and him that is shut up and
him that is left in Israel.
21:22 And I will make thy house as the house of Jeroboam the son of Nabat,
and as the house of Baasa son of Achia, because of the provocations
wherewith thou hast provoked [me], and caused Israel to sin.
21:23 And Yehovah spoke of Jezabel, saying, The dogs shall devour her
within the fortification of Jezrael.
21:24 Him that is dead of Achaab in the city shall the dogs eat, and him
that is dead of him in the field shall the birds of the sky eat.
21:25 But Achaab [did] wickedly, in that he sold himself to do that which
was evil in the sight of Yehovah, as his wife Jezabel led him astray.
21:26 And he did very abominably in following after the abominations,
according to all that the Amorite did, whom Yehovah utterly destroyed from
before the children of Israel.
21:27 And because of the word, Achaab was pierced with sorrow before the
Lord, and he both went weeping, and rent his garment, and girt sackcloth
upon his body, and fasted; he put on sackcloth also in the day that he smote
Nabuthai the Jezraelite, and went his way.
21:28 And the word of Yehovah came by the hand of his servant Eliu
concerning Achaab, and Yehovah said,
21:29 Hast thou seen how Achaab has been pricked [to the heart] before me? I
will not bring on the evil in his days, but in his son's days will I bring
on the evil. |
21:1 And it came to pass after these things,
that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the
palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
21:2 And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may
have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will
give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I
will give thee the worth of it in money.
21:3 And Naboth said to Ahab, Yehovah forbid it me, that I should give the
inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
21:4 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word
which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not
give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed,
and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
21:5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit
so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
21:6 And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and
said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I
will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give
thee my vineyard.
21:7 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of
Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee
the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
21:8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and
sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city,
dwelling with Naboth.
21:9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth
on high among the people:
21:10 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against
him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme Elohim and the king. And then carry him out,
and stone him, that he may die.
21:11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the
inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was
written in the letters which she had sent unto them.
21:12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
21:13 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and
the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the
presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme Elohim and the king. Then
they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he
died.
21:14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
21:15 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and
was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard
of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for
Naboth is not alive, but dead.
21:16 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab
rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take
possession of it.
21:17 And the word of Yehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
21:18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria:
behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess
it.
21:19 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Yehovah, Hast thou
killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying,
Thus saith Yehovah, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth
shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
21:20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he
answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in
the sight of Yehovah.
21:21 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity,
and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that
is shut up and left in Israel,
21:22 And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation
wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin.
21:23 And of Jezebel also spake Yehovah, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel
by the wall of Jezreel.
21:24 Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that
dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.
21:25 But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work
wickedness in the sight of Yehovah, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
21:26 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things
as did the Amorites, whom Yehovah cast out before the children of Israel.
21:27 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his
clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth,
and went softly.
21:28 And the word of Yehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
21:29 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth
himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's
days will I bring the evil upon his house. |