And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, (a) 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.
(a) Though Ahab's tyranny is c... [ Continue Reading ]
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 (b)
upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
(b) Thus the wicked do n... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jezebel his wife said unto him, (c) 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.
(c) As though she said, "You do not know what it means to reign.
Command and do not beg".... [ Continue Reading ]
And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a (d) fast, and set
Naboth on high among the people:
(d) For then they used to enquire of men's faults: for no one could
truly fast if he was a notorious sinner.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the (e) 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.
(e) Thus the worldlings contrary to God's commandment, who does not
consent to the shedding o... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and
was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, (f) 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.
(f) This example of monstrous cruelty the Holy Sp... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, (g) Hast
thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him,
saying, Thus saith the LORD, (h) In the place where dogs licked the
blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
(g) Do you think to have an advantag... [ Continue Reading ]
But there was none like unto Ahab, which did (i) sell himself to work
wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
(i) By the wicked counsel of his wife he became a vile idolater, and
cruel murderer, as one that gave himself wholly to serve sin.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 (k) softly.
(k) In token of mourning, or as some read, barefooted.... [ Continue Reading ]
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
(l) son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.
(l) Meaning, in Joram's time, (2 Kings 9:26).... [ Continue Reading ]