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1 Kings 21

Instead of "Now", the Masoretic Text reads "Now after these things".

21 Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2 And Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, ‘Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near my house, and I will give you a better vineyard for it; or, if it is more satisfactory to you, I will give you the value of it in money.’ 3 But Naboth answered Ahab, ‘Jehovah forbid me, that I should give to you the inheritance of my fathers.

Where Kent reads "in ill-humor", the Masoretic Text reads "in ill-humor and sullen". Where Kent reads "covered", the Masoretic Text reads "turned away".

4 And Ahab came into his house in ill-humor because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, ‘I will not give to you the inheritance of my fathers.’ And he lay down on his bed and covered his face and would eat no food.

5 But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, ‘Why are you so out of humor that you eat no food?’ 6 And he replied to her, ‘Because I made a proposition to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, “Give me your vineyard for money; or else if it is more satisfactory to you I will give you another vineyard for it”; and he answered “I will not give you my vineyard.”’ 7 Then Jezebel his wife said to him, ‘Is it you who now holds sway in Israel? Arise, eat, and let your heart be cheerful. I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.’ 8 So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles who were in his city who presided with Naboth. 9 And she wrote in the letters, ‘Proclaim a fast and also place Naboth in a prominent place among the people. 10 Then place two base men before him and let them bear witness against him, saying, “You have cursed God and the king.” And then carry him out and stone him to death.’

11 And the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who presided in his city, did as Jezebel had ordered them. As it was prescribed in the letters which she had sent to them, 12 they proclaimed a fast, and put Naboth in a prominent place among the people. 13 And two base men came in and sat before him, and the scoundrels bore witness against him (Naboth) in the presence of the people, saying, ‘Naboth cursed God and the king.’ Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him to death with stones. 14 And they sent to Jezebel, saying, ‘Naboth has been stoned and is dead.’ 15 And as soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, 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.’ 16 And as soon as Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.

17 But the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 18 ‘Arise, go down to meet Ahab the king of Israel, who dwells in Samaria; he is just now in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he has gone down to take possession of it. 19 And thou shalt speak to him, saying, “Thus saith Jehovah, ‘Hast thou killed and also taken possession?’” Moreover thou shalt speak to him, saying, “Thus saith Jehovah, ‘In the place where the dogs licked the blood of Naboth will th dogs lick thy blood also.’”’The Masoretic Text omits "to no purpose". 20 And Ahab said to Elijah, ‘Have you found me, O mine enemy?’ And he answered, ‘I have. Because thou hast sold thyself to no purpose, to do that which is displeasing to Jehovah, 21 I will bring evil upon thee, and will utterly sweep thee away and will cut off from Ahab every male and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel.’ 22 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, because of the anger which thou hast aroused and because thou hast made Israel to sin.This word will need special attention regarding the Hebrew word where Kent reads "district". 23 And of Jezebel also Jehovah has spoken, saying, “The dogs shall eat Jezebel in the district of Jezreel. 24 Whoever of Ahab’s house dieth in the fields, the birds of the heavens shall eat.”’

25 There was absolutely none who sold himself to do that which was displeasing to Jehovah, as did Ahab, because Jezebel his wife incited him. 26 For he behaved most abominably in following idols, as did all the Amorites, whom Jehovah had driven out before the Israelites.

27 Now when Ahab heard those words he tore his clothes and put sack-cloth on his flesh and fasted, he also slept on sackcloth and went about quickly. 28 Then the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 29 ‘Hast thou seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled 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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