1 Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab king of Sama'ria.
2 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; or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its value in money."
3 But Naboth said to Ahab, "The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers."
4 And Ahab went into his house vexed and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him; for he had said, "I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers." And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no food.
5 But Jez'ebel his wife came to him, and said to him, "Why is your spirit so vexed that you eat no food?"
6 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.'"
7 And Jez'ebel his wife said to him, "Do you now govern Israel? Arise, and eat bread, and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite."
8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who dwelt with Naboth in his city.
9 And she wrote in the letters, "Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people;
10 and set two base fellows opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, `You have cursed God and the king.' Then take him out, and stone him to death."
11 And the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jez'ebel had sent word to them. As it was written in the letters which she had sent to them,
12 they proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
13 And the two base fellows came in and sat opposite him; and the base fellows brought a charge against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, "Naboth cursed God and the king." So they took him outside the city, and stoned him to death with stones.
14 Then they sent to Jez'ebel, saying, "Naboth has been stoned; he is dead."
15 As soon as Jez'ebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jez'ebel said to Ahab, "Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead."
16 And as soon as Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
17 Then the word of the LORD came to Eli'jah the Tishbite, saying,
18 "Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Sama'ria; behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession.
19 And you shall say to him, `Thus says the LORD, "Have you killed, and also taken possession?"' And you shall say to him, `Thus says the LORD: "In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your own blood."'"
20 Ahab said to Eli'jah, "Have you found me, O my enemy?" He answered, "I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the LORD.
21 Behold, I will bring evil upon you; I will utterly sweep you away, and will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel;
22 and I will make your house like the house of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, and like the house of Ba'asha the son of Ahi'jah, for the anger to which you have provoked me, and because you have made Israel to sin.
23 And of Jez'ebel the LORD also said, `The dogs shall eat Jez'ebel within the bounds of Jezreel.'
24 Any one belonging to Ahab who dies in the city the dogs shall eat; and any one of his who dies in the open country the birds of the air shall eat."
25 (There was none who sold himself to do what was evil in the sight of the LORD like Ahab, whom Jez'ebel his wife incited.
26 He did very abominably in going after idols, as the Amorites had done, whom the LORD cast out before the people of Israel.)
27 And when Ahab heard those words, he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted and lay in sackcloth, and went about dejectedly.
28 And the word of the LORD came to Eli'jah the Tishbite, saying,
29 "Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days; but in his son's days I will bring the evil upon his house."
Versículos relacionados com 1 Kings, 21:
1 Kings 21 tells the story of Nabote, a man who had a vineyard desired by King Ahab. When Nabote refused to sell his property, Ahab's wife, Jezebel, conspired to be condemned to death by blasphemy. After Nabote was executed, he took possession of the vineyard. Following are five verses related to the topics addressed in 1 Kings 21:
Proverbs 22:22-23: "Do not steal the poor, because he is poor, nor oppresses the need in court, for the Lord will defend their cause and take the lives of those who take them." This verse relates to the injustice committed against Nabote, who was unjustly killed so that he could take possession of his property.
Isaiah 5:8: "Woe to those who gather house the house, gather field in the field, until there is no place, and you are living alone in the middle of the earth!" This passage relates to the greed of Ahab, who wanted the Naboth vineyard even without needing it.
Jeremiah 22:13-14: "Woe to him who builds his home with injustice, and his superior quarters without right; who serves the work of his neighbor without remunerating him, and does not give him the salary of his work. The one who says to a piece of wood: 'awake!', or a change stone: 'Wake up!' "This verse relates to Jezebel's conspiracy so that Nabote be condemned to death, showing that God opposes those who use The injustice to gain power.
Micah 2:1-2: "Woe to those who plan iniquity, who invent evil in their beds! When the day dawns, they perform it, because they have power in their hands. Cover fields and steal them, houses, and take them ; oppress the owner and his house, man and his inheritance. " This passage relates to Ahab's greed and the way he used his power to take Naboth's vineyard.
Matthew 6:19-21: "Do not accumulate for you treasures on the earth, where the moth and rust destroy, and where the thieves break and steal. But accumulate to you treasures in the heavens, where the trace and rust do not destroy, and Where the thieves do not break or steal. For where your treasure is, then your heart will be. " This passage relates to Ahab's greed, showing that the search for earthly riches can lead to unfair and cruel attitudes.
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