1 Kings 21:1

Ahab Murders Naboth

21:1 After this the following episode took place. Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel adjacent to the palace of King Ahab of Samaria.


tn Heb “after these things.” The words “the following episode took place” are added for stylistic reasons.

sn King Ahab of Samaria. Samaria, as the capital of the northern kingdom, here stands for the nation of Israel.