1 Kings 21:3
1 Some time later, Naboth the Jezreelite happened to own a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
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.”
But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”
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.
5 Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”
- KJV
- And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
- WEB
- Naboth said to Ahab, “May the LORD forbid me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!”
- ASV
- And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
- DARBY
- And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to thee!
- BLB
- And Naboth said to Ahab, “Far be it from me, by YHWH, to give the inheritance of my fathers to you.”
- ÅB
- Men Nabot svarte: Herren la det være langt fra meg å gi deg min fedrene arv.
- OTB
- Men Nabot sa til Akab: "Herren forby at jeg skulle gi deg arven fra mine forfedre."
- B1930
- Men Nabot svarte: Herren la det være langt fra mig å gi dig min fedrene arv.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 36:7
No inheritance in Israel may be transferred from tribe to tribe, because each of the Israelites is to retain the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.
Read in contextLeviticus 25:23
The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me.
Read in contextEzekiel 46:18
The prince must not take any of the inheritance of the people by evicting them from their property. He is to provide an inheritance for his sons from his own property, so that none of My people will be displaced from his property.’”
Read in contextJoshua 22:29
Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD and turn away from Him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices, other than the altar of the LORD our God, which stands before His tabernacle.”
Read in contextGenesis 44:7
“Why does my lord say these things?” they asked. “Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.
Read in contextRomans 7:7
What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”
Read in context1 Chronicles 11:19
saying, “Far be it from me, my God, to do this! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they had brought it at the risk of their lives, David refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
Read in context1 Samuel 12:23
As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.
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