Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He answered her, “Because I said to Naboth the Jezreelite, ‘Sell me your vineyard; or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’” New Living Translation “I asked Naboth to sell me his vineyard or trade it, but he refused!” Ahab told her. English Standard Version And he said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money, or else, if it please you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ And he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’” Berean Standard Bible Ahab answered, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ And he replied, ‘I will not give you my vineyard!’ ” King James Bible And 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. New King James Version He said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ And he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’ ” New American Standard Bible So he said to her, “It is because I was speaking to Naboth the Jezreelite and saying to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you a vineyard in place of it.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’” NASB 1995 So he said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you a vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’” NASB 1977 So he said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you a vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’” Legacy Standard Bible So he said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you a vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’” Amplified Bible And he said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ But he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’” Christian Standard Bible “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite,” he replied. “I told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you a vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I won’t give you my vineyard! ’ ” Holman Christian Standard Bible Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite,” he replied. “I told him: Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you a vineyard in its place. But he said, ‘I won’t give you my vineyard!’” American Standard Version And 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He said to her: “Because I said to Nabuth, the Yizreilite, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, and if you choose, I shall give you a vineyard for it that is better than it.’ And he said to me:’I am not giving you my vineyard!’” Brenton Septuagint Translation And he said to her, Because I spoke to Nabuthai the Jezraelite, saying, Give me thy vineyard for money; or if thou wilt, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. Contemporary English Version "I asked Naboth to sell me his vineyard or to let me give him a better one," Ahab replied. "And he told me I couldn't have it." Douay-Rheims Bible And he answered her: I spoke to Naboth the Jezrahelite, and said to him: Give me thy vineyard, and take money for it: or if it please thee, I will give thee a better vineyard for it. And he said: I will not give thee my vineyard. English Revised Version And 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation He told her, "I talked to Naboth from Jezreel. I said to him, 'Sell me your vineyard. Or, if you like, I'll give you another vineyard for it.' But he said, 'I won't give you my vineyard.'" Good News Translation He answered, "Because of what Naboth said to me. I offered to buy his vineyard or, if he preferred, to give him another one for it, but he told me that I couldn't have it!" International Standard Version "I asked Naboth the Jezreelite, 'Sell me your vineyard for cash, or if you want, I'll give you a better one in its place.' But he refused. He told me, 'I won't give you my vineyard!'" JPS Tanakh 1917 And he said unto her: 'Because I spoke 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.' Literal Standard Version And he says to her, “Because I speak to Naboth the Jezreelite, and say to him, Give your vineyard to me for money, or if you desire, I give a vineyard to you in its stead; and he says, I do not give my vineyard to you.” Majority Standard Bible Ahab answered, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ And he replied, ‘I will not give you my vineyard!’” New American Bible He answered her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Sell me your vineyard, or, if you prefer, I will give you a vineyard in exchange.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’ ” NET Bible He answered her, "While I was talking to Naboth the Jezreelite, I said to him, 'Sell me your vineyard for silver, or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in its place.' But he said, 'I will not sell you my vineyard.'" New Revised Standard Version He said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard for it’; but he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’” New Heart English Bible He said to her, "Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, 'Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it.' He answered, 'I will not give you my vineyard.'" Webster's Bible Translation And he said to her, Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it pleaseth thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard. World English Bible He said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ He answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’” Young's Literal Translation And he saith unto her, 'Because I speak unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and say to him, Give to me thy vineyard for money, or if thou desire, I give to thee a vineyard in its stead; and he saith, I do not give to thee my vineyard.' Additional Translations ... Context Naboth's Vineyard…5Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?” 6Ahab answered, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ And he replied, ‘I will not give you my vineyard!’” 7But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”… Cross References 1 Kings 21:1 Some time later, Naboth the Jezreelite happened to own a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 1 Kings 21:5 Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, "Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?" 1 Kings 21:7 But his wife Jezebel said to him, "Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite." Treasury of Scripture And he said to her, Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it please you, I will give you another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give you my vineyard. Because 1 Kings 21:2 And 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. Esther 5:9-14 Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai… Esther 6:12 And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered. I will not give 1 Kings 21:3,4 And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee… Jump to Previous Desire Give Jezreelite Jizreelite Money Naboth Please Pleases Pleaseth Pleasing Prefer Price Sell Speak Stead Talking Vine-Garden VineyardJump to Next Desire Give Jezreelite Jizreelite Money Naboth Please Pleases Pleaseth Pleasing Prefer Price Sell Speak Stead Talking Vine-Garden Vineyard1 Kings 21 1. Ahab being denied Naboth's vineyard, is grieved5. Jezebel writing letters against Naboth, he is condemned of blasphemy 15. Ahab take possession of the vineyard 17. Elijah denounces judgments against Ahab and Jezebel 25. Wicked Ahab repenting, God defers the judgment Verse 6. - And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him; Give me thy vineyard for money [Heb. silver]; or else, if it please [Heb. delight] thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered [Heb. said], I will not give thee my vineyard. [Ahab does not mention the reason which Naboth assigned for his refusal. But Naboth's reasons were nothing to him, and he had hardly given them a second thought.] Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Ahab answered,וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (way·ḏab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue “Because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I spoke אֲ֠דַבֵּר (’ă·ḏab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Naboth נָב֨וֹת (nā·ḇō·wṯ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5022: Naboth -- a Jezreelite the Jezreelite הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֜י (hay·yiz·rə·‘ê·lî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3158: Jezreelite -- an inhabitant of Jezreel and told וָאֹ֣מַר (wā·’ō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 559: To utter, say him, ל֗וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew ‘Give תְּנָה־ (tə·nāh-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set me לִּ֤י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew your vineyard כַּרְמְךָ֙ (kar·mə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard for silver, בְּכֶ֔סֶף (bə·ḵe·sep̄) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money or א֚וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if if אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you אַתָּ֔ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you wish, חָפֵ֣ץ (ḥā·p̄êṣ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2655: Delighting in, having pleasure in I will give אֶתְּנָה־ (’et·tə·nāh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set you לְךָ֥ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew [another] vineyard כֶ֖רֶם (ḵe·rem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard in its place.’ תַּחְתָּ֑יו (taḥ·tāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of And he said, וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘I will not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no give אֶתֵּ֥ן (’et·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set you לְךָ֖ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew my vineyard!’� כַּרְמִֽי׃ (kar·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard Links 1 Kings 21:6 NIV1 Kings 21:6 NLT 1 Kings 21:6 ESV 1 Kings 21:6 NASB 1 Kings 21:6 KJV 1 Kings 21:6 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 21:6 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 21:6 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 21:6 French Bible 1 Kings 21:6 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 21:6 He said to her Because I spoke (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |