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1 Kings 21:5

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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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  1. 1 Kings 21:3

    And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

  2. 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.

  3. 1 Kings 21:6

    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.

  4. 1 Kings 21:7

    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.

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