Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 21

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1 Kings 21 . 1 , Ahab being denied Naboth’s vineyard , is grieved; 1 Kings 21 . 5 , Jezebel writing letters against Naboth , he is condemned of blasphemy; 1 Kings 21 . 15 , Ahab take possession of the vineyard; 1 Kings 21 . 17 , Elijah denounces judgments against Ahab and Jezebel; 1 Kings 21 . 25 , Wicked Ahab repenting , God defers the judgment.

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 21:1 · BSB

after6 parallels

Jezreel6 parallels

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am 3105 , bc 899

1 Kings 21:2

So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”

1 Kings 21:2 · BSB

Give me11 parallels

The request of Ahab , at first view , appears fair and honourable. But , as he most evidentially wished Naboth to alienate it finally , which was expressly forbidden and provided against in the law of God

a garden of herbs4 parallels

seem good to thee3 parallels

Heb. be good in thine eyes

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1 Kings 21:3

But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”

1 Kings 21:3 · BSB

The Lord18 parallels

I should give3 parallels

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1 Kings 21:4

So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.

1 Kings 21:4 · BSB

heavy7 parallels

I will not3 parallels

And he laid him8 parallels

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1 Kings 21:5

Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?”

1 Kings 21:5 · BSB

Jezebel5 parallels

Why is thy spirit3 parallels

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1 Kings 21:6

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!’”

1 Kings 21:6 · BSB

Because7 parallels

I will not give2 parallels

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.”

1 Kings 21:7 · BSB

Dost thou now6 parallels

I will give thee5 parallels

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1 Kings 21:8

Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.

1 Kings 21:8 · BSB

she wrote9 parallels

the elders4 parallels

the nobles3 parallels

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1 Kings 21:9

In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.

1 Kings 21:9 · BSB

Proclaim a fast6 parallels

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on high among Heb. in the top of

1 Kings 21:10

But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”

1 Kings 21:10 · BSB

two men4 parallels

sons of Belial2 parallels

Thou didst blaspheme5 parallels

Some , with Parkhurst , would render the original , bairachta elohim wamailech , "Thou hast blessed the gods and Molech;" a sense , however , which seems extremely forced , and is not acknowledged by any of the ancient versions , though the LXX and Vulgate render bairachta by וץכןדחףו , benedixit , "blessed." It is no unusual thing for a word to have opposite senses

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1 Kings 21:11

So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.

1 Kings 21:11 · BSB

did as Jezebel19 parallels

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1 Kings 21:12

They proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people.

1 Kings 21:12 · BSB

the whole verse2 parallels

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1 Kings 21:13

And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.

1 Kings 21:13 · BSB

the men of Belial11 parallels

blaspheme God5 parallels

the king6 parallels

they carried him12 parallels

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1 Kings 21:14

Then they sent word to Jezebel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.”

1 Kings 21:14 · BSB

Naboth is stoned3 parallels

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1 Kings 21:15

When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.”

1 Kings 21:15 · BSB

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1 Kings 21:16

And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

1 Kings 21:16 · BSB

Ahab rose up9 parallels

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1 Kings 21:17

Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

1 Kings 21:17 · BSB

the whole verse5 parallels

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1 Kings 21:18

“Get up and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. See, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, of which he has gone to take possession.

1 Kings 21:18 · BSB

which is in Samaria2 parallels

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1 Kings 21:19

Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”

1 Kings 21:19 · BSB

Hast thou killed7 parallels

In the place13 parallels

This punishment , on Ahab's humiliation and repentance , was transferred from him to his son Jehoram

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1 Kings 21:20

When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.

1 Kings 21:20 · BSB

Hast thou found me12 parallels

thou hast sold5 parallels

to work4 parallels

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1 Kings 21:21

This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free.

1 Kings 21:21 · BSB

Behold8 parallels

him that pisseth2 parallels

him that is shut up5 parallels

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1 Kings 21:22

I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’

1 Kings 21:22 · BSB

make thine3 parallels

made Israel to sin4 parallels

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1 Kings 21:23

And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’

1 Kings 21:23 · BSB

Jezebel3 parallels

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the dogs Shocking as this must appear to minds that have been humanized by the kindly influence of Christianity , we still find similar instances in the accounts of modern travellers. Mr. Bruce says , that when at Gondar , "the bodies of those killed by the sword were hewn to pieces and scattered about the streets , being denied burial. I was miserable , and almost driven to despair , at seeing my hunting dogs , twice let loose by the carelessness of my servants , bringing into the court-yard the heads and arms of slaughtered men , and which I could no way prevent , but by the destruction of the dogs themselves."

wall or , ditch.

1 Kings 21:24

Anyone belonging to Ahab who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.”

1 Kings 21:24 · BSB

that dieth8 parallels

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1 Kings 21:25

(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.

1 Kings 21:25 · BSB

But there3 parallels

sell himself6 parallels

whom Jezebel10 parallels

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stirred up or , incited

1 Kings 21:26

He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)

1 Kings 21:26 · BSB

very abominably7 parallels

according to14 parallels

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1 Kings 21:27

When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.

1 Kings 21:27 · BSB

he rent4 parallels

lay in sackcloth5 parallels

went softly1 parallel

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1 Kings 21:28

Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying:

1 Kings 21:28 · BSB

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1 Kings 21:29

“Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house in the days of his son.”

1 Kings 21:29 · BSB

Seest thou2 parallels

Ahab4 parallels

I will not6 parallels

the evil in1 parallel

in his son's days5 parallels

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In the wider web4 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Luke 18:9-14 → 1 Kings 21:27
Echoes Luke 5:33-35 → 1 Kings 21:27
Chiasms
Shaped 1 Kings 21:1–29, 1 Kings 21:20–25
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