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

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. 2And 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. 3And Naboth said to Ahab, Yhwh forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

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

• 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 20:35And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of Yhwh, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.
• 2 Chronicles 28:22And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against Yhwh: this is that king Ahaz.
• Ezra 9:13And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;
• Isaiah 9:13For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek Yhwh of Armies.
• Jeremiah 5:3O Yhwh, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
• 1 Kings 18:45And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
• Joshua 19:18And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
• Judges 6:33Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.
• 1 Samuel 29:1Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.
• Hosea 1:4And Yhwh said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease 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
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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