King ahab told naboth that he would either give him more, better land to. Jezebel in the bible and the lessons she teaches us. Once the vineyard s owner was out of the way, king ahab took the vineyard for himself. And after this ahab said to naboth, give me your vineyard, that i may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near my house, and i will give you a better vineyard for it. The vineyard was in jezreel, close to the palace of ahab king of samaria. To grow vegetables, the king offered to buy naboths vineyard or exchange it for a better one. The passage starts by telling us that ahab desired naboths vineyard due to uts closeness to his palace. Payment is required before shipping, no cod orders. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support. When ahab heard that naboth was dead, ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of naboth the jezreelite, to take possession of it. Arise, go down to meet ahab king of israel, which is in samaria. This is the exact case in todays reading with ahab the king of syria. If a flaw is overlooked, we accept returns within two weeks of receipt. Among the many stories of the bible the story of ahabs lust for the vineyard owned by naboth is one of the darkest.
Discover the bible story verses and meaning of jezebel from the book of kings. Contemporary english version ahab got up and went to take over the vineyard. In the book of exodus, god told moses, i am the lord god. Jezebel was the wife of king ahab who ruled the kingdom of israel. Ahab wanted this vineyard, and he tried to buy it from naboth. Naboth of jezreel had a vineyard close by the palace of ahab king of samaria, 2 and ahab said to naboth, give me your vineyard to be my vegetable garden, since it adjoins my palace. According to first boo k of kings in the hebrew bible, he was executed by queen jezebel so that her husband ahab could possess his vineyard. Study 8 the story of naboths vineyard words of life. The king offered to buy the vineyard, but naboth refused, because the law forbade him to sell it 1 kings 21. Elijah hears about the incident and tells ahab that he.
I asked naboth to sell me his vineyard or trade it, but he refused. His wife was jezebel, daughter of ethbaal king of tyre. The bible presents him as the seventh king of israel since the beginning of the divided monarchy following solomons death. The sixth king of israel, succeeded his father omri b. The passage starts by telling us that ahab desired naboth s vineyard due to uts closeness to his palace. In exchange i will give you a better vineyard or, if you prefer, i will pay you whatever. This story deals about the unkind action that occurred in samaria during the tenure of ahab, the king of samaria.
One day ahab said to naboth, since your vineyard is so convenient to my palace, i would like to buy it to use as a vegetable garden. Instead of using his royal prerogatives to expropriate naboth, the king returned home to sulk until queen jezebel had naboth convicted on false charges and stoned to death. Ahab coveted a vineyard belonging to a man named naboth. Naboths vineyard 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. King ahab, according to the bible, was the son of king omri. King ahab seizes naboths vineyard the bible journey. One day ahab went to naboth to ask his vineyard which was near his palace. I will give you a better vineyard for it or, if you prefer, i will give you its. Without a proper moral foundation, moral standards a laxed and easily swayed. Ahab books glencoe united states bookstore specializing in. Desiring to add to his pleasuregrounds at jezreel the vineyard of his neighbor naboth, he proposed to buy it or give land in exchange for it. Ahab books offering used, rare and out of print books for every age and interest since 1997.
The vineyard of naboth and queen jezebel, hebrews 11. Ahab and naboth is an expert taken out for m the holy bible. To grow vegetables, the king offered to buy naboths vineyard or exchange it. Queen jezebel the wife of king ahab planned and had the murder of naboth carried out. 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. Close to the royal palace was a vineyard 1 kings 21. Naboths vineyard near king ahabs palace in jezreel there was a vineyard owned by a man named naboth. He didnt tell her that naboth was obeying the lord by refusing to hand over his property. Soon, king ahabs wife came in and found ahab fuming with anger. Naboth refuses to sell the vineyard to the king, so jezebel gets naboth stoned to death on a false charge. King ahab discovers that the wages of sin is death but we know the gift of god is eternal life through jesus christ. The bible calls the devil the father of lies john 8. All books are inspected prior to being listed for sale and again when preparing for shipping.
If ever there was an example of how one womans influence can make or break a man then jezebel in the bible would have to be it. He didnt tell his wife that his request for the land was against gods command. He reigned over the northern ten tribes of israel from 874 to 853 b. He married jezebel, daughter of ethbaal, the king of the sidonians. And ahab said to naboth, give me your vineyard, so that i may have it. 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.
By opposing the worship of the hebrew god yahweh, neglecting the rights and wellbeing of her subjects, and challenging the great prophets elijah and elisha, she prompted the internal conflict that plagued israel for decades. Because of their mistreatment of naboth, ahab and jezebel were each promised an untimely and violent demise. Naboth the jezreelite was killed by stoning for his vineyard to be used as a private vegetable patch by king ahab of samaria. One day ahab said to naboth, since your vineyard is so convenient to my palace. When ahab asked for the vineyard, naboth said, the lord forbid verse 3. King ahab and queen jezebel wickedness is punished. King ahab and queen jezebel will stop at nothing to get it. The royal residence was in jezreel, which had probably risen in importance through his alliance with phoenicia. Ahab, as a worshipper of baal, not only introduced a false religion, but false social ideals as well. I will give you a better vineyard in its place, or if you prefer, i will give you its value in silver. But naboth refused to sell it to him because it was against jehovahs law to sell inherited land. According to the book of kings in the hebrew bible, he was executed by queen jezebel so that her husband ahab could possess his vineyard. She was originally a sidonian princess who married king ahab of israel and became the infamous nemesis of elijah the prophet.
See more ideas about bible, bible illustrations, bible photos. While ahab sulked about it in his palace, his wife arranged naboths murder. And it came to pass, when ahab heard that naboth was dead, that ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of naboth the jezreelite, to take possession of it. Good news translation at once ahab went to the vineyard to take possession of it. Is your mind already made up, or are you mature enough to listen to both sides of the story. Ahab books was established in 1997 and is a legal soleproprietor busin. Christian standard bible when ahab heard that naboth was dead, he got up to go down to the vineyard of naboth the jezreelite to take possession of it. Please exchange your vineyard with a better one from me, or if youd rather have.
Naboth s vineyard some time later there was an incident involving a vineyard belonging to naboth the jezreelite. We are introduced to the concept of an evil couple caught up in a religious cult who play by a different set of rules. Naboths story in the bible 1 kings 21 involves the downfall of the wicked king ahab of israel and his infamous wife, jezebel. Bible verses about ahab 81 passages king james version. Many consider ahab the worst ruler that ancient israel ever had. From the window of his palace in jezreel, king ahab could see a vineyard that belonged to a man named naboth. Then the word of the lord came to elijah the tishbite, saying, arise, go down to meet ahab king of israel, who is in samaria. The vineyard was close to king ahabs palace and he wanted to grow a vegetable garden. There was a man named naboth and he had a vineyard. According to the bible, he was one of israels worst kings.