1 Kings 21:16

1 Kings 21:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of Naboth’s vineyard.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as soon as Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So Ahab immediately went down to the vineyard of Naboth to claim it.

Context of 1 Kings 21:16

14Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.” 15And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.” So it was, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. 17Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 18“Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who lives in Samaria. There he is, in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone down to take possession of it.

1 Kings 21:16 word by word

וַיְהִ֛י כִּשְׁמֹ֥עַ אַחְאָ֖ב כִּ֣י מֵ֣ת נָב֑וֹת וַיָּ֣קָם אַחְאָ֗ב לָרֶ֛דֶת אֶל־כֶּ֛רֶם נָב֥וֹת הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖י לְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, when Ahabאַחְאָב'ach'âb 'echâb · AhabH256
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• that Nabothנָבוֹתnâbôth · NabothH5022
• was deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• rose upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• to go downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• to the vineyardכֶּרֶםkerem · vineyardH3754
• the Jezreeliteיִזְרְעֵאלִיyizre‛ê'lîy · JezreeliteH3158
• to take possessionיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423

Cross-references for 1 Kings 21:16

• 2 Samuel 1:13Then David said to the young man who told him, “Where are you from?” And he answered, “I am the son of an alien, an Amalekite.”
• 2 Samuel 4:9But David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from all adversity,
• 2 Samuel 11:25Then David said to the messenger, “Thus you shall say to Joab: ‘Do not let this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city, and overthrow it.’ So encourage him.”
• 2 Samuel 23:15And David said with longing, “Oh, that someone would give me a drink of the water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
• Psalms 50:18When you saw a thief, you consented with him, And have been a partaker with adulterers.
• Isaiah 33:15He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, He who despises the gain of oppressions, Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes, Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, And shuts his eyes from seeing evil:
• Obadiah 1:12“But you should not have gazed on the day of your brother In the day of his captivity; Nor should you have rejoiced over the children of Judah In the day of their destruction; Nor should you have spoken proudly In the day of distress.
• Romans 1:32who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.
• 2 Peter 2:15They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

Commentaries on 1 Kings 21:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16To take possession of it - The goods of traitors appear to have been forfeited to the crown by the Jewish law as they still are almost universally throughout the East. Compare 2 Samuel 16:4.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-16Verses 5-16 When, instead of a help meet, a man has an agent for Satan, in the form of an artful, unprincipled, yet beloved wife, fatal effects may be expected. Never were more wicked orders given by any prince, than those Jezebel sent to the rulers of Jezreel. Naboth must be murdered under colour of religion. There is no wickedness so vile, so horrid, but religion has sometimes been made a cover for it. Also, it must be done under colour of justice, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-16The writer shares another event where King Ahab reacted with anger and sulking (1 Kings 20:43; 21:4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1614-16. Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession--Naboth's execution having been announced, and his family being involved in the same fatal sentence (2Ki 9:26), his property became forfeited to the crown, not by law, but traditionary usage (see 2Sa 16:4).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 21:16

• Confiscation
• Covetousness
• Dishonesty
• Government
• Homicide
• Indictments
• Jezebel
• King
• Naboth
• Property
• Usurpation
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Ahab
• Jezreelite
• Abominably
• Blaspheme
• Lay
• Lick
• Provocation
• Stoning
• Witness
• Agrarian Laws

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