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KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
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.
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.
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.
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.
And Naboth said to Ahab, The
LORD
forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah
forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
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.
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.
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
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.
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.
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.
And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thy
heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
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.
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, `and'
that
dwelt
with Naboth.
And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
And set two men, sons
of
Belial
, before him, to
bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme
God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him ,
that
he
may
die
.
and set two men, base
fellows
, before him, and
let
them
bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst curse
God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him to
death
.
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.
And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt
in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, according
as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
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
God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones ,
that
he
died
.
And the
two men, the
base
fellows
, came
in
and sat before him: and the base
fellows
bare
witness
against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did curse
God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him to
death
with stones.
Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
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.
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.
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.
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.
And the word of the
LORD
came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
And the word of Jehovah
came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
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.
Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who
dwelleth
in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to take
possession
of
it.
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the
LORD
, Hast thou killed ,
and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the
LORD
, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Jehovah
, Hast thou killed and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Jehovah
, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
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 the
LORD
.
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 do
that
which
is
evil in the sight of Jehovah
.
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 ,
Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will utterly
sweep
thee
away and will cut off from Ahab every
man-child
, and him that is shut up and him
that
is
left at
large
in Israel :
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.
and I
will make thy
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 hast
made Israel to sin.
And of Jezebel also spake the
LORD
, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall
of Jezreel.
And of Jezebel also spake Jehovah
, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the rampart
of Jezreel.
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.
Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the birds
of the heavens
eat.
But there was none like unto Ahab, which
did sell himself to work
wickedness
in the sight of the
LORD
, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
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But there was none like unto Ahab, who
did sell himself to do
that
which
was
evil
in the sight of Jehovah
, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things
as
did
the Amorites, whom the
LORD
cast out before the children of Israel.
And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all that
the Amorites did
, whom Jehovah
cast out before the children of Israel. )
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.
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.
And the word of the
LORD
came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
And the word of Jehovah
came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
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.
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.
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