Chapters: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

BBE Book of
1Kings Chapter 21


21:1 Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vine-garden in Jezreel, near the house of Ahab, king of Samaria.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 1 , Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vine-garden in Jezreel, near the house of Ahab, king of Samaria.



21:2 And Ahab said to Naboth, Give me your vine-garden so that I may have it for a garden of sweet plants, for it is near my house; and let me give you a better vine-garden in exchange, or, if it seems good to you, let me give you its value in money.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 2 , And Ahab said to Naboth, Give me your vine-garden so that I may have it for a garden of sweet plants, for it is near my house; and let me give you a better vine-garden in exchange, or, if it seems good to you, let me give you its value in money.



21:3 But Naboth said to Ahab, By the Lord, far be it from me to give you the heritage of my fathers.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 3 , But Naboth said to Ahab, By the Lord, far be it from me to give you the heritage of my fathers.



21:4 So Ahab came into his house bitter and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him, I will not give you the heritage of my fathers. And stretching himself on the bed with his face turned away, he would take no food.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 4 , So Ahab came into his house bitter and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him, I will not give you the heritage of my fathers. And stretching himself on the bed with his face turned away, he would take no food.



21:5 But Jezebel, his wife, came to him and said, Why is your spirit so bitter that you have no desire for food?

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 5 , But Jezebel, his wife, came to him and said, Why is your spirit so bitter that you have no desire for food?



21:6 And he said to her, Because I was talking to Naboth the Jezreelite, and I said to him, Let me have your vine-garden for a price, or, if it is pleasing to you, I will give you another vine-garden for it: and he said, I will not give you my vine-garden.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 6 , And he said to her, Because I was talking to Naboth the Jezreelite, and I said to him, Let me have your vine-garden for a price, or, if it is pleasing to you, I will give you another vine-garden for it: and he said, I will not give you my vine-garden.



21:7 Then Jezebel, his wife, said, Are you now the ruler of Israel? Get up, take food, and let your heart be glad; I will give you the vine-garden of Naboth the Jezreelite.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 7 , Then Jezebel, his wife, said, Are you now the ruler of Israel? Get up, take food, and let your heart be glad; I will give you the vine-garden of Naboth the Jezreelite.



21:8 So she sent a letter in Ahab's name, stamped with his stamp, to the responsible men and the chiefs who were in authority with Naboth.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 8 , So she sent a letter in Ahab's name, stamped with his stamp, to the responsible men and the chiefs who were in authority with Naboth.



21:9 And in the letter she said, Let a time of public sorrow be fixed, and put Naboth at the head of the people;

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 9 , And in the letter she said, Let a time of public sorrow be fixed, and put Naboth at the head of the people;



21:10 And get two good-for-nothing persons to come before him and give witness that he has been cursing God and the king. Then take him out and have him stoned to death.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 10 , And get two good-for-nothing persons to come before him and give witness that he has been cursing God and the king. Then take him out and have him stoned to death.



21:11 So the responsible men and the chiefs who were in authority in his town, did as Jezebel had said in the letter she sent them.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 11 , So the responsible men and the chiefs who were in authority in his town, did as Jezebel had said in the letter she sent them.



21:12 They gave orders for a day of public sorrow, and put Naboth at the head of the people.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 12 , They gave orders for a day of public sorrow, and put Naboth at the head of the people.



21:13 And the two good-for-nothing persons came in and took their seats before him and gave witness against Naboth, in front of the people, saying, Naboth has been cursing God and the king. Then they took him outside the town and had him stoned to death.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 13 , And the two good-for-nothing persons came in and took their seats before him and gave witness against Naboth, in front of the people, saying, Naboth has been cursing God and the king. Then they took him outside the town and had him stoned to death.



21:14 And they sent word to Jezebel, saying, Naboth has been stoned and is dead.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 14 , And they sent word to Jezebel, saying, Naboth has been stoned and is dead.



21:15 Then Jezebel, hearing that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, said to Ahab, Get up and take as your heritage the vine-garden of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he would not give you for money, for Naboth is no longer living but is dead.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 15 , Then Jezebel, hearing that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, said to Ahab, Get up and take as your heritage the vine-garden of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he would not give you for money, for Naboth is no longer living but is dead.



21:16 So Ahab, hearing that Naboth was dead, went down to the vine-garden of Naboth the Jezreelite to take it as his heritage.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 16 , So Ahab, hearing that Naboth was dead, went down to the vine-garden of Naboth the Jezreelite to take it as his heritage.



21:17 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 17 , And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,



21:18 Go down to Ahab, king of Israel, in Samaria; see, he is in the vine-garden of Naboth the Jezreelite, where he has gone to take it as his heritage.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 18 , Go down to Ahab, king of Israel, in Samaria; see, he is in the vine-garden of Naboth the Jezreelite, where he has gone to take it as his heritage.



21:19 Say to him, The Lord says, Have you put a man to death and taken his heritage? Then say to him, The Lord says, In the place where dogs have been drinking the blood of Naboth, there will your blood become the drink of dogs.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 19 , Say to him, The Lord says, Have you put a man to death and taken his heritage? Then say to him, The Lord says, In the place where dogs have been drinking the blood of Naboth, there will your blood become the drink of dogs.



21:20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you come face to face with me, O my hater? And he said, I have come to you because you have given yourself up to do evil in the eyes of the Lord.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 20 , And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you come face to face with me, O my hater? And he said, I have come to you because you have given yourself up to do evil in the eyes of the Lord.



21:21 See, I will send evil on you and put an end to you completely, cutting off from Ahab every male child, him who is shut up and him who goes free in Israel;

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 21 , See, I will send evil on you and put an end to you completely, cutting off from Ahab every male child, him who is shut up and him who goes free in Israel;



21:22 And I will make your family like the family of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and like the family of Baasha, the son of Ahijah, because you have made me angry, and have made Israel do evil.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 22 , And I will make your family like the family of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and like the family of Baasha, the son of Ahijah, because you have made me angry, and have made Israel do evil.



21:23 And of Jezebel the Lord said, Jezebel will become food for dogs in the heritage of Jezreel.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 23 , And of Jezebel the Lord said, Jezebel will become food for dogs in the heritage of Jezreel.



21:24 Any man of the family of Ahab who comes to his death in the town will become food for the dogs; and he who comes to his death in the open country will be food for the birds of the air.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 24 , Any man of the family of Ahab who comes to his death in the town will become food for the dogs; and he who comes to his death in the open country will be food for the birds of the air.



21:25 (There was no one like Ahab, who gave himself up to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, moved to it by Jezebel his wife.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 25 , (There was no one like Ahab, who gave himself up to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, moved to it by Jezebel his wife.



21:26 He did a very disgusting thing in going after false gods, doing all the things the Amorites did, whom the Lord sent out before the children of Israel.)

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 26 , He did a very disgusting thing in going after false gods, doing all the things the Amorites did, whom the Lord sent out before the children of Israel.)



21:27 Hearing these words, Ahab, in great grief, put haircloth on his flesh and went without food, sleeping in haircloth, and going about quietly.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 27 , Hearing these words, Ahab, in great grief, put haircloth on his flesh and went without food, sleeping in haircloth, and going about quietly.



21:28 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 28 , Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,



21:29 Do you see how Ahab has made himself low before me? because he has made himself low before me, I will not send the evil in his life-time, but in his son's time I will send the evil on his family.

The BBE Book of 1Kings , Chapter 21 , Verse 29 , Do you see how Ahab has made himself low before me? because he has made himself low before me, I will not send the evil in his life-time, but in his son's time I will send the evil on his family.



FickleFollowers.com

StillMagnolia.net

StayStill.us

MyExpert.Tech

PinItIn.com

The Expert Services
OurBible.cc Bible Verse Map
Copyright © 2024 OurBible.cc Powered by TheExpert.Services