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1 Kings 21:4-7
Ahab sulks; Jezebel intervenes
Naboth’s Vineyard · 1 Kings 21
Story guide: Ahab lies turned away in bed, refusing food, while Jezebel stands over him promising to secure Naboth's vineyard herself.
Open this scene in the reader →4So Ahab went home 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.
5Then his wife Jezebel came to him and asked, “Why are you so sullen that you are not eating?”
6He replied, “I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or, if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in exchange.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”
7Then his wife Jezebel said to him, “Is this how you rule over Israel? Get up, eat, and be cheerful; I myself will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
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