1 Kings 21
New King James Version
Naboth Is Murdered for His Vineyard
21 And it came to pass after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in (A)Jezreel, next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2 So Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your (B)vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near, next to my house; and for it I will give you a vineyard better than it. Or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its worth in money.”
3 But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid (C)that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!”
4 So Ahab went into his house sullen and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no food. 5 But (D)Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, “Why is your spirit so sullen that you eat no food?”
6 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 pleases 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, “You now exercise authority over Israel! Arise, eat food, and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
8 And she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who were dwelling in the city with Naboth. 9 She wrote in the letters, saying,
Proclaim a fast, and seat Naboth [a]with high honor among the people; 10 and seat two men, scoundrels, before him to bear witness against him, saying, “You have (E)blasphemed God and the king.” Then take him out, and (F)stone him, that he may die.
11 So the men of his city, the elders and nobles who were inhabitants of his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them. 12 (G)They proclaimed a fast, and seated Naboth with high honor among the people. 13 And two men, scoundrels, came in and sat before him; and the scoundrels (H)witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth has blasphemed God and the king!” (I)Then they took him outside the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”
15 And 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.” 16 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.
The Lord Condemns Ahab
17 (J)Then the word of the Lord came to (K)Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 18 “Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, (L)who lives in Samaria. There he is, in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone down to take possession of it. 19 You shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Have you murdered and also taken possession?” ’ And you shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: (M)“In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs shall lick your blood, even yours.” ’ ”
20 So Ahab said to Elijah, (N)“Have you found me, O my enemy?”
And he answered, “I have found you, because (O)you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the Lord: 21 ‘Behold, (P)I will bring calamity on you. I will take away your (Q)posterity, and will cut off from Ahab (R)every male in Israel, both (S)bond and free. 22 I will make your house like the house of (T)Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of (U)Baasha the son of Ahijah, because of the provocation with which you have provoked Me to anger, and made Israel sin.’ 23 And (V)concerning Jezebel the Lord also spoke, saying, ‘The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the [b]wall of Jezreel.’ 24 The dogs shall eat (W)whoever belongs to Ahab and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the field.”
25 But (X)there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do wickedness in the sight of the Lord, (Y)because Jezebel his wife [c]stirred him up. 26 And he behaved very abominably in following idols, according to all (Z)that the Amorites had done, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.
27 So it was, when Ahab heard those words, that he tore his clothes and (AA)put sackcloth on his body, and fasted and lay in sackcloth, and went about mourning.
28 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 29 “See how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he (AB)has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity in his days. (AC)In the days of his son I will bring the calamity on his house.”
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 21:9 Lit. at the head
- 1 Kings 21:23 So with MT, LXX; some Heb. mss., Syr., Tg., Vg. plot of ground instead of wall (cf. 2 Kin. 9:36)
- 1 Kings 21:25 incited him
1 Kings 21
English Standard Version
Naboth's Vineyard
21 Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in (A)Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2 And after this Ahab said to Naboth, (B)“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 seems good to you, I will give you its value in money.” 3 But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid (C)that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.” 4 And Ahab (D)went into his house vexed and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him, for he had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed and turned away his face and would eat no food.
5 But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, “Why is your spirit so vexed that you eat no food?” 6 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.’” 7 And Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now govern Israel? Arise and eat bread and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
8 (E)So she wrote letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to (F)the elders and the leaders who lived with Naboth in his city. 9 And she wrote in the letters, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people. 10 And set two (G)worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, (H)‘You have cursed[a] God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.” 11 And the men of his city, (I)the elders and the leaders who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent word to them. As it was written in the letters that she had sent to them, 12 (J)they proclaimed a fast and set Naboth at the head of the people. 13 And the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him. And the worthless men brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned; he is dead.”
15 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 arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
The Lord Condemns Ahab
17 (K)Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 18 “Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in (L)Samaria; behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession. 19 And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Have you killed and also taken possession?”’ And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: (M)“In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your own blood.”’”
20 Ahab said to Elijah, (N)“Have you found me, O my enemy?” He answered, “I have found you, because (O)you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the Lord. 21 Behold, I will bring disaster upon you. I will utterly burn you up, and (P)will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel. 22 And I will make your house like (Q)the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like (R)the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the anger to which you have provoked me, and because you (S)have made Israel to sin. 23 And of Jezebel the Lord also said, (T)‘The dogs shall eat Jezebel within (U)the walls of Jezreel.’ 24 (V)Anyone belonging to Ahab who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and anyone of his who dies in the open country the birds of the heavens shall eat.”
Ahab's Repentance
25 ((W)There was none who sold himself to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord like Ahab, whom Jezebel his wife incited. 26 He acted very abominably in going after (X)idols, as (Y)the Amorites had done, whom the Lord cast out before the people of Israel.)
27 And when Ahab heard those words, he (Z)tore his clothes and (AA)put sackcloth on his flesh and (AB)fasted and lay in sackcloth and went about dejectedly. 28 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 29 “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the disaster in his days; (AC)but in his son's days I will bring the disaster upon his house.”
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 21:10 Hebrew blessed; also verse 13
1 Mga Hari 21
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
21 At nangyari, pagkatapos ng mga bagay na ito, na si Naboth na Jezreelita ay mayroong isang ubasan na nasa Jezreel, na malapit sa bahay ni Achab na hari ng Samaria.
2 At sinalita ni Achab kay Naboth, na sinabi, Ibigay mo sa akin ang iyong ubasan, upang aking tangkilikin na pinaka halamanang pananim, sapagka't malapit sa aking bahay; at aking ipapalit sa iyo na kahalili niyaon ang isang mainam na ubasan kay sa roon; o kung inaakala mong mabuti, aking ibibigay sa iyo ang halaga niyaon na salapi.
3 At sinabi ni Naboth kay Achab, Huwag itulot ng Panginoon sa akin, na aking ibigay ang mana sa aking mga magulang sa iyo.
4 At pumasok si Achab sa kaniyang bahay na yamot at lunos dahil sa salita na sinalita ni Naboth na Jezreelita sa kaniya: sapagka't kaniyang sinabi, Hindi ko ibibigay sa iyo ang mana sa aking mga magulang. At siya'y nahiga sa kaniyang higaan, at ipinihit ang kaniyang mukha, at ayaw kumain ng tinapay.
5 Nguni't si Jezabel na kaniyang asawa ay naparoon sa kaniya, at nagsabi sa kaniya, Bakit ang iyong diwa ay totoong malungkot na hindi ka kumakain ng tinapay?
6 At sinabi niya sa kaniya, Sapagka't nagsalita ako kay Naboth na Jezreelita, at nagsabi sa kaniya, Ibigay mo sa akin ang iyong ubasan sa kahalagahang salapi; o kung dili, kung iyong minamabuti, papalitan ko sa iyo ng ibang ubasan: at siya'y sumagot, Hindi ko ibibigay sa iyo ang aking ubasan.
7 At sinabi ni Jezabel na kaniyang asawa sa kaniya, Ikaw ba ngayon ang namamahala sa kaharian ng Israel? ikaw ay bumangon, at kumain ng tinapay, at pasayahin mo ang iyong puso: aking ibibigay sa iyo ang ubasan ni Naboth na Jezreelita.
8 Sa gayo'y sumulat siya ng mga sulat sa pangalan ni Achab, at pinagtatakan ng kaniyang tatak; at ipinadala ang mga sulat sa mga matanda at sa mga maginoo na nangasa kaniyang bayan, at nagsisitahang kasama ni Naboth.
9 At kaniyang isinulat sa mga sulat, na sinasabi, Mangagtanyag kayo ng isang ayuno at ilagay ninyo si Naboth sa pangulo na kasamahan ng bayan:
10 At lumagay ang dalawang lalake na mga hamak na tao sa harap niya, at mangagsisaksi laban sa kaniya, na magsipagsabi, Ikaw ay namusong sa Dios at sa hari. At ilabas nga siya, at batuhin siya upang siya'y mamatay.
11 At ginawa ng mga tao sa kaniyang bayan, sa makatuwid baga'y ng mga matanda at ng mga maginoo na nagsisitahan sa kaniyang bayan, kung ano ang ipinagutos ni Jezabel sa kanila, ayon sa nangasusulat sa mga sulat na kaniyang ipinadala sa kanila.
12 Sila'y nangagtanyag ng isang ayuno, at inilagay si Naboth sa pangulo na kasamahan ng bayan.
13 At ang dalawang lalake na mga hamak na tao ay nagsipasok at nagsiupo sa harap niya: at ang mga lalake na hamak ay nagsisaksi laban sa kaniya, sa makatuwid baga'y laban kay Naboth sa harap ng bayan, na nagsisipagsabi, Si Naboth ay namusong sa Dios at sa hari. Nang magkagayo'y inilabas nila sa bayan, at binato nila siya ng mga bato, na anopa't siya'y namatay.
14 Nang magkagayo'y sila'y nagsipagsugo kay Jezabel, na nagsisipagsabi, Si Naboth ay pinagbatuhanan, at patay.
15 At nangyari, nang mabalitaan ni Jezabel na si Naboth ay pinagbatuhanan, at patay, na sinabi ni Jezabel kay Achab, Ikaw ay bumangon, ariin mo ang ubasan ni Naboth, na Jezreelita na kaniyang ipinagkait na ibigay sa iyo sa halaga ng salapi: sapagka't si Naboth ay hindi buhay, kundi patay.
16 At nangyari, nang mabalitaan ni Achab na patay si Naboth, na bumangon si Achab na bumaba sa ubasan ni Naboth na Jezreelita, upang ariin.
17 At ang salita ng Panginoon ay dumating kay Elias na Thisbita, na nagsabi,
18 Bumangon ka, panaugin mong salubungin si Achab na hari ng Israel, na tumatahan sa Samaria: narito, siya'y nasa ubasan ni Naboth na kaniyang pinapanaog upang ariin.
19 At iyong sasalitain sa kaniya, na sasabihin, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Iyo bang pinatay at iyo rin namang inari? at iyong sasalitain sa kaniya, na sasabihin, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Sa dakong pinaghimuran ng mga aso ng dugo ni Naboth ay hihimuran ng mga aso ang iyong dugo, sa makatuwid baga'y ang iyong dugo.
20 At sinabi ni Achab kay Elias, Nasumpungan mo ba ako, Oh aking kaaway? At sumagot siya, Nasumpungan kita: sapagka't ikaw ay napabili upang gumawa ng kasamaan sa paningin ng Panginoon.
21 Narito, aking dadalhan ng kasamaan ka, at aking lubos na papalisin ka, at aking ihihiwalay kay Achab ang bawa't anak na lalake, at ang nakukulong at ang naiwan sa kaluwangan sa Israel.
22 At aking gagawin ang iyong sangbahayan na gaya ng sangbahayan ni Jeroboam na anak ni Nabat, at gaya ng sangbahayan ni Baasa na anak ni Ahia, dahil sa pamumungkahi na iyong iminungkahi sa akin sa galit, at iyong pinapagkasala ang Israel.
23 At tungkol kay Jezabel ay nagsalita naman ang Panginoon, na nagsabi, Lalapain ng mga aso si Jezabel sa tabi ng kuta ng Jezreel.
24 Ang mamatay kay Achab sa bayan ay lalapain ng mga aso; at ang mamatay sa parang ay tutukain ng mga ibon sa himpapawid.
25 (Nguni't walang gaya ni Achab na nagbili ng kaniyang sarili upang gumawa ng kasamaan sa paningin ng Panginoon, na hinikayat ni Jezabel na kaniyang asawa.
26 At siya'y gumawa ng totoong karumaldumal sa pagsunod sa mga diosdiosan, ayon sa lahat na ginawa ng mga Amorrheo, na pinalayas ng Panginoon sa harap ng mga anak ni Israel.)
27 At nangyari, nang marinig ni Achab ang mga salitang yaon, na kaniyang hinapak ang kaniyang mga damit, at nagsuot ng kayong magaspang sa kaniyang katawan, at nagayuno, at nahiga sa kayong magaspang, at lumakad ng marahan.
28 At ang salita ng Panginoon ay dumating kay Elias na Thisbita, na sinabi,
29 Nakita mo ba kung paanong si Achab ay nagpakababa sa harap ko? sapagka't siya'y nagpakababa sa harap ko, hindi ko dadalhin ang kasamaan sa kaniyang mga kaarawan: kundi sa mga kaarawan ng kaniyang anak dadalhin ko ang kasamaan sa kaniyang sangbahayan.
1 Kings 21
New International Version
Naboth’s Vineyard
21 Some time later there was an incident involving a vineyard belonging to Naboth(A) the Jezreelite. The vineyard was in Jezreel,(B) close to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2 Ahab said to Naboth, “Let me have your vineyard to use for a vegetable garden, since it is close to my palace. In exchange I will give you a better vineyard or, if you prefer, I will pay you whatever it is worth.”
3 But Naboth replied, “The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance(C) of my ancestors.”
4 So Ahab went home, sullen and angry(D) because Naboth the Jezreelite had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my ancestors.” He lay on his bed sulking and refused(E) to eat.
5 His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, “Why are you so sullen? Why won’t you eat?”
6 He answered her, “Because I said to Naboth the Jezreelite, ‘Sell me your vineyard; or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”
7 Jezebel his wife said, “Is this how you act as king over Israel? Get up and eat! Cheer up. I’ll get you the vineyard(F) of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
8 So she wrote letters(G) in Ahab’s name, placed his seal(H) on them, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city with him. 9 In those letters she wrote:
“Proclaim a day of fasting and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the people. 10 But seat two scoundrels(I) opposite him and have them bring charges that he has cursed(J) both God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.”
11 So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel directed in the letters she had written to them. 12 They proclaimed a fast(K) and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people. 13 Then two scoundrels came and sat opposite him and brought charges against Naboth before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.(L) 14 Then they sent word to Jezebel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.”
15 As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard(M) of Naboth the Jezreelite that he refused to sell you. He is no longer alive, but dead.” 16 When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of Naboth’s vineyard.
17 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite: 18 “Go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who rules in Samaria. He is now in Naboth’s vineyard, where he has gone to take possession of it. 19 Say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Have you not murdered a man and seized his property?’(N) Then say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: In the place where dogs licked up Naboth’s blood,(O) dogs(P) will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”
20 Ahab said to Elijah, “So you have found me, my enemy!”(Q)
“I have found you,” he answered, “because you have sold(R) yourself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord. 21 He says, ‘I am going to bring disaster on you. I will wipe out your descendants and cut off from Ahab every last male(S) in Israel—slave or free.[a](T) 22 I will make your house(U) like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have aroused my anger and have caused Israel to sin.’(V)
23 “And also concerning Jezebel the Lord says: ‘Dogs(W) will devour Jezebel by the wall of[b] Jezreel.’
24 “Dogs(X) will eat those belonging to Ahab who die in the city, and the birds(Y) will feed on those who die in the country.”
25 (There was never(Z) anyone like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, urged on by Jezebel his wife. 26 He behaved in the vilest manner by going after idols, like the Amorites(AA) the Lord drove out before Israel.)
27 When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth(AB) and fasted. He lay in sackcloth and went around meekly.(AC)
28 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite: 29 “Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled(AD) himself, I will not bring this disaster in his day,(AE) but I will bring it on his house in the days of his son.”(AF)
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 21:21 Or Israel—every ruler or leader
- 1 Kings 21:23 Most Hebrew manuscripts; a few Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also 2 Kings 9:26) the plot of ground at
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