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1 Kings 21:2

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

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.

1 Kings 21:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 21:2

Theological / Devotional

Ahab spake unto Naboth. This account reveals the covetous, petulant, selfish disposition of the king, and the cold, calculating cruelty of the queen.

By SdaBc