1 Kings 21:1

1 Kings 21:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Some time later there was an incident involving a vineyard belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. The vineyard was in Jezreel, close to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it came to pass after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel, next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

Context of 1 Kings 21:1

Some time passed after these events. Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard; it was in Jezreel next to the palace of King Ahab of Samaria. 2So Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard so I can have it for a vegetable garden, since it is right next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place, or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.” 3But Naboth said to Ahab, “As the Lord is my witness, I will never give my ancestors’ inheritance to you.”

1 Kings 21:1 word by word

וַיְהִ֗י אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה כֶּ֧רֶם הָיָ֛ה לְנָב֥וֹת הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיִזְרְעֶ֑אל אֵ֚צֶל הֵיכַ֣ל אַחְאָ֔ב מֶ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• these thingsדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• Nabothנָבוֹתnâbôth · NabothH5022
• the Jezreeliteיִזְרְעֵאלִיyizre‛ê'lîy · JezreeliteH3158
• had a vineyardכֶּרֶםkerem · vineyardH3754
• in Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאלyizre‛ê'l · JezreelH3157
• hard byאֵ֫צֶל'êtsel · besideH681
• the palaceהֵיכָלhêykâl · temple: palaceH1964
• of Ahabאַחְאָב'ach'âb 'echâb · AhabH256
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshômerôn · SamariaH8111

Cross-references for 1 Kings 21:1

• 1 Kings 20:35One of the sons of the prophets said to his fellow prophet by the word of the Lord, “Strike me!” But the man refused to strike him.
• 2 Chronicles 28:22At the time of his distress, King Ahaz himself became more unfaithful to the Lord.
• Ezra 9:13After all that has happened to us because of our evil deeds and terrible guilt — though you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have allowed us to survive —
• Isaiah 9:13The people did not turn to him who struck them; they did not seek the Lord of Armies.
• Jeremiah 5:3Lord, don’t your eyes look for faithfulness? You have struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They made their faces harder than rock, and they refused to return.
• 1 Kings 18:45In a little while, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and there was a downpour. So Ahab got in his chariot and went to Jezreel.
• Joshua 19:18Their territory went to Jezreel, and included Chesulloth, Shunem,
• Judges 6:33All the Midianites, Amalekites, and people of the east gathered together, crossed over the Jordan, and camped in the Jezreel Valley.
• 1 Samuel 29:1The Philistines brought all their military units together at Aphek while Israel was camped by the spring in Jezreel.
• Hosea 1:4Then the Lord said to him: Name him Jezreel, for in a little while I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel on the house of Jehu and put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 21:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1After these things - This and the twentieth chapter are transposed in the Septuagint; this preceding the account of the Syrian war with Ben-hadad. Josephus gives the history in the same order.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1A vineyard … in Jezreel - The name Jezreel is applied in Scripture, not merely to the town 1 Kings 18:46, but also to the valley or plain which lies below it, between Mount Gilboa and Little Hermon (2 Samuel 2:9; 2 Kings 9:10; Hosea 1:5; etc.). The palace of Ahab at Jezreel was on the eastern side of the city, looking toward the Jordan down the valley above described. It abutted on the town wall 2 Kings 9:30-31. Immediately below it was a dry moat…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Ahab covets Naboth's vineyard. (1-4) Naboth murdered by Jezebel. (5-16) Elijah denounces judgments against Ahab. (17-29) Verses 1-4 Naboth, perhaps, had been pleased that he had a vineyard situated so near the palace, but the situation proved fatal to him; many a man's possessions have been his snare, and his neighbourhood to greatness, of bad consequence. Discontent is a sin that is its own punishment, and makes men torment themselves. It is a sin that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Besides his palace in the capital city, Ahab had another palace in Jezreel. Excavations in Jezreel have uncovered a large palace. Samaria, which sometimes refers to the capital city, refers here to the entire northern kingdom.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-41Ki 21:1-4. Naboth Refuses Ahab His Vineyard. 1-3. Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel--Ahab was desirous, from its contiguity to the palace, to possess it for a vegetable garden. He proposed to Naboth to give him a better in exchange, or to obtain it by purchase; but the owner declined to part with it. In persisting in his refusal, Naboth was not actuated by any feelings of disloyalty or disrespect to the king, but solely from a…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 21:1

• Grape
• Indictments
• Jezreel
• King
• Naboth
• Palace
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Ahab
• Jezreel
• Samaria
• Jezreelite
• Jezreel, Jezreelite
• Samaria, Samaritan
• Abominably
• Blaspheme
• Lay
• Lick

Commentaries on 1 Kings 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings