1 Kings 21:1

Ahab Murders Naboth

21:1 After this the following episode took place. ¹  Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel adjacent to the palace of King Ahab of Samaria. ² 

1 Kings 21:15-16

21:15 When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she ³  said to Ahab, “Get up, take possession of the vineyard Naboth the Jezreelite refused to sell you for silver, for Naboth is no longer alive; he’s dead.” 21:16 When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, ⁴  he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

[21:1]  ¹ tn Heb “after these things.” The words “the following episode took place” are added for stylistic reasons.

[21:1]  ² sn King Ahab of Samaria. Samaria, as the capital of the northern kingdom, here stands for the nation of Israel.

[21:15]  ³ tn Heb “Jezebel”; the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“she”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[21:16]  ⁴ tc The Old Greek translation includes the following words here: “he tore his garments and put on sackcloth. After these things.”