Ahab answered, "Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and told him, 'Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another vineyard in its place.' And he replied, 'I will not give you my vineyard!'" Cross References 1 Kings 21:1 Some time later, Naboth the Jezreelite happened to own a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 1 Kings 21:5 Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, "Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?" 1 Kings 21:7 But his wife Jezebel said to him, "Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite." Treasury of Scripture And he said to her, Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it please you, I will give you another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give you my vineyard. Because 1 Kings 21:2 Esther 5:9-14 Esther 6:12 I will not give 1 Kings 21:3,4 |