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1 Kings 21:7

1 Kings chapter 21 · verse 7 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thy heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And 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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thy heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

Context

v.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.

v.7This passage

v.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, and that dwelt with Naboth.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Micah 7:3

    Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.

  • 1 Samuel 8:4

    Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah;

  • Ecclesiastes 8:4

    For the king’s word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

  • 1 Samuel 8:14

    And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.

  • Daniel 5:19

    and because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew, and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he raised up, and whom he would he put down.

  • Proverbs 30:31

    The greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up.