- 1And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.וַיְהִ֗י אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה כֶּ֧רֶם הָיָ֛ה לְנָב֥וֹת הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיִזְרְעֶ֑אל אֵ֚צֶל הֵיכַ֣ל אַחְאָ֔ב מֶ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמְרֽוֹן
- 2And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אַחְאָ֣ב אֶל נָב֣וֹת לֵאמֹר֩ תְּנָה אֶֽת כַּרְמְךָ֜ וִֽיהִי לְגַן יָרָ֗ק כִּ֣י ה֤וּא קָרוֹב֙ אֵ֣צֶל בֵּיתִ֔י וְאֶתְּנָ֤ה תַּחְתָּ֔יו כֶּ֖רֶם ט֣וֹב מִמֶּ֑נּוּ אִ֚ם ט֣וֹב בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ אֶתְּנָה כֶ֖סֶף מְחִ֥יר זֶֽה
- 3And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.וַיֹּ֥אמֶר נָב֖וֹת אֶל אַחְאָ֑ב חָלִ֤ילָה מֵֽיהוָ֔ה מִתִּתִּ֛י אֶת נַחֲלַ֥ת אֲבֹתַ֖י
- 4And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.וַיָּבֹא֩ אַחְאָ֨ב אֶל בֵּית֜וֹ סַ֣ר וְזָעֵ֗ף עַל הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלָ֗יו נָבוֹת֙ הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔י וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לֹֽא אֶתֵּ֥ן אֶת נַחֲלַ֣ת אֲבוֹתָ֑י וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙ עַל מִטָּת֔וֹ וַיַּסֵּ֥ב אֶת פָּנָ֖יו וְלֹֽא אָ֥כַל לָֽחֶם
- 5But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?וַתָּבֹ֥א אֵלָ֖יו אִיזֶ֣בֶל אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ וַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֗יו מַה זֶּה֙ רוּחֲךָ֣ סָרָ֔ה וְאֵינְךָ֖ אֹכֵ֥ל לָֽחֶם
- 6And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלֶ֗יהָ כִּֽי אֲ֠דַבֵּר אֶל נָב֨וֹת הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֜י וָאֹ֣מַר תְּנָה אֶֽת כַּרְמְךָ֙ בְּכֶ֔סֶף א֚וֹ אִם חָפֵ֣ץ אַתָּ֔ה אֶתְּנָה כֶ֖רֶם תַּחְתָּ֑יו וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לֹֽא אֶתֵּ֥ן אֶת כַּרְמִֽי
- 7And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.וַתֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ אִיזֶ֣בֶל אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ אַתָּ֕ה עַתָּ֛ה תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה מְלוּכָ֖ה עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל ק֤וּם אֱכָל לֶ֨חֶם֙ וְיִטַ֣ב לִבֶּ֔ךָ אֲנִי֙ אֶתֵּ֣ן אֶת כֶּ֖רֶם נָב֥וֹת הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי
- 8So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.וַתִּכְתֹּ֤ב סְפָרִים֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם אַחְאָ֔ב וַתַּחְתֹּ֖ם בְּחֹתָמ֑וֹ וַתִּשְׁלַ֣ח הספרים סְפָרִ֗ים אֶל הַזְקֵנִ֤ים וְאֶל הַֽחֹרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּעִיר֔וֹ הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים אֶת נָבֽוֹת
- 9And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:וַתִּכְתֹּ֥ב בַּסְּפָרִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑ר קִֽרְאוּ צ֔וֹם וְהוֹשִׁ֥יבוּ אֶת נָב֖וֹת בְּרֹ֥אשׁ הָעָֽם
- 10And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.וְ֠הוֹשִׁיבוּ שְׁנַ֨יִם אֲנָשִׁ֥ים בְּנֵֽי בְלִיַּעַל֮ נֶגְדּוֹ֒ וִיעִדֻ֣הוּ לֵאמֹ֔ר בֵּרַ֥כְתָּ אֱלֹהִ֖ים וָמֶ֑לֶךְ וְהוֹצִיאֻ֥הוּ וְסִקְלֻ֖הוּ וְיָמֹֽת
- 11And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.וַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩ אַנְשֵׁ֨י עִיר֜וֹ הַזְּקֵנִ֣ים וְהַחֹרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ בְּעִיר֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר שָׁלְחָ֥ה אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם אִיזָ֑בֶל כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר כָּתוּב֙ בַּסְּפָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁלְחָ֖ה אֲלֵיהֶֽם
- 12They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.קָרְא֖וּ צ֑וֹם וְהֹשִׁ֥יבוּ אֶת נָב֖וֹת בְּרֹ֥אשׁ הָעָֽם
- 13And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ שְׁנֵ֨י הָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים בְּנֵֽי בְלִיַּעַל֮ וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ נֶגְדּוֹ֒ וַיְעִדֻהוּ֩ אַנְשֵׁ֨י הַבְּלִיַּ֜עַל אֶת נָב֗וֹת נֶ֤גֶד הָעָם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בֵּרַ֥ךְ נָב֛וֹת אֱלֹהִ֖ים וָמֶ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּצִאֻ֨הוּ֙ מִח֣וּץ לָעִ֔יר וַיִּסְקְלֻ֥הוּ בָאֲבָנִ֖ים וַיָּמֹֽת
- 14Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.וַֽיִּשְׁלְח֖וּ אֶל אִיזֶ֣בֶל לֵאמֹ֑ר סֻקַּ֥ל נָב֖וֹת וַיָּמֹֽת
- 15And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.וַֽיְהִי֙ כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ אִיזֶ֔בֶל כִּֽי סֻקַּ֥ל נָב֖וֹת וַיָּמֹ֑ת וַתֹּ֨אמֶר אִיזֶ֜בֶל אֶל אַחְאָ֗ב ק֣וּם רֵ֞שׁ אֶת כֶּ֣רֶם נָב֣וֹת הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֗י אֲשֶׁ֤ר מֵאֵן֙ לָתֶת בְכֶ֔סֶף כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין נָב֛וֹת חַ֖י כִּי מֵֽת
- 16And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.וַיְהִ֛י כִּשְׁמֹ֥עַ אַחְאָ֖ב כִּ֣י מֵ֣ת נָב֑וֹת וַיָּ֣קָם אַחְאָ֗ב לָרֶ֛דֶת אֶל כֶּ֛רֶם נָב֥וֹת הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖י לְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ
- 17And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,וַיְהִי֙ דְּבַר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל אֵלִיָּ֥הוּ הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י לֵאמֹֽר
- 18Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it.ק֣וּם רֵ֗ד לִקְרַ֛את אַחְאָ֥ב מֶֽלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן הִנֵּה֙ בְּכֶ֣רֶם נָב֔וֹת אֲשֶׁר יָ֥רַד שָׁ֖ם לְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ
- 19And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.וְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ אֵלָ֜יו לֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הֲרָצַ֖חְתָּ וְגַם יָרָ֑שְׁתָּ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ אֵלָ֜יו לֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה בִּמְק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר לָקְק֤וּ הַכְּלָבִים֙ אֶת דַּ֣ם נָב֔וֹת יָלֹ֧קּוּ הַכְּלָבִ֛ים אֶת דָּמְךָ֖ גַּם אָֽתָּה
- 20And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אַחְאָב֙ אֶל אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ הַֽמְצָאתַ֖נִי אֹיְבִ֑י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מָצָ֔אתִי יַ֚עַן הִתְמַכֶּרְךָ֔ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה
- 21Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,הִנְנִ֨י מבי מֵבִ֤יא אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ רָעָ֔ה וּבִעַרְתִּ֖י אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ וְהִכְרַתִּ֤י לְאַחְאָב֙ מַשְׁתִּ֣ין בְּקִ֔יר וְעָצ֥וּר וְעָז֖וּב בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
- 22And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin.וְנָתַתִּ֣י אֶת בֵּיתְךָ֗ כְּבֵית֙ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן נְבָ֔ט וּכְבֵ֖ית בַּעְשָׁ֣א בֶן אֲחִיָּ֑ה אֶל הַכַּ֨עַס֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִכְעַ֔סְתָּ וַֽתַּחֲטִ֖א אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
- 23And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.וְגַ֨ם לְאִיזֶ֔בֶל דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר הַכְּלָבִ֛ים יֹאכְל֥וּ אֶת אִיזֶ֖בֶל בְּחֵ֥ל יִזְרְעֶֽאל
- 24Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.הַמֵּ֤ת לְאַחְאָב֙ בָּעִ֔יר יֹאכְל֖וּ הַכְּלָבִ֑ים וְהַמֵּת֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה יֹאכְל֖וּ ע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמָֽיִם
- 25But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.רַ֚ק לֹֽא הָיָ֣ה כְאַחְאָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִתְמַכֵּ֔ר לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר הֵסַ֥תָּה אֹת֖וֹ אִיזֶ֥בֶל אִשְׁתּֽוֹ
- 26And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.וַיַּתְעֵ֣ב מְאֹ֔ד לָלֶ֖כֶת אַחֲרֵ֣י הַגִּלֻּלִ֑ים כְּכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשׂ֣וּ הָאֱמֹרִ֔י אֲשֶׁר֙ הוֹרִ֣ישׁ יְהוָ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
- 27And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.וַיְהִי֩ כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ אַחְאָ֜ב אֶת הַדְּבָרִ֤ים הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙ וַיִּקְרַ֣ע בְּגָדָ֔יו וַיָּֽשֶׂם שַׂ֥ק עַל בְּשָׂר֖וֹ וַיָּצ֑וֹם וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב בַּשָּׂ֔ק וַיְהַלֵּ֖ךְ אַֽט
- 28And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,וַֽיְהִי֙ דְּבַר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל אֵלִיָּ֥הוּ הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י לֵאמֹֽר
- 29Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth 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.הֲֽרָאִ֔יתָ כִּֽי נִכְנַ֥ע אַחְאָ֖ב מִלְּפָנָ֑י יַ֜עַן כִּֽי נִכְנַ֣ע מִפָּנַ֗י לֹֽא אבי אָבִ֤יא הָֽרָעָה֙ בְּיָמָ֔יו בִּימֵ֣י בְנ֔וֹ אָבִ֥יא הָרָעָ֖ה עַל בֵּיתֽוֹ
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to say (used with great latitude)
Naboth, an Israelite
Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
a garden or vineyard
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
Izebel, the wife of king Ahab
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
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