1 Kings 21:3

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1. 1 Kings 21:1

   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.

2. 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.

4. 1 Kings 21:4

   And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.

5. 1 Kings 21:5

   But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

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