Some time later, Naboth the Jezreelite happened to own a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
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- WEB After these things, Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
- KJV And 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.
- NKJV And it came to pass after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel, next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
- NASB Now it came about after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel beside the palace of Ahab, the king of Samaria.
- NLT Now there was a man named Naboth, from Jezreel, who owned a vineyard in Jezreel beside the palace of King Ahab of Samaria.
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Quick answer
Naboth owns a vineyard in Jezreel right next to Ahab's palace. The setting introduces the conflict over an ancestral inheritance.
Overview
The narrative shifts to Naboth, a man of Jezreel whose vineyard lies beside one of Ahab's royal residences. This ordinary detail sets up a clash between royal desire and the rights of a faithful Israelite. Land in Israel was bound to family inheritance under God's law, a truth that will shape Naboth's refusal and expose Ahab's covetousness.
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- Josh 19:18Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
- 1 Kgs 18:45–46Meanwhile, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain began to fall. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel.
- 2 Chr 28:22In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.
- Judg 6:33Then all the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east gathered together, crossed over the Jordan, and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.
- 1 Kgs 20:35–43Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.
- Ezra 9:13–14After all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt (though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such a remnant as this),
- Isa 9:13But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.
- 1 Sam 29:1Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.
- Hos 1:4–5Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
- Jer 5:3O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
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