1 Kings 21:1-10
After <0310> [A.M. 3105. B.C. 899. after.]
Jezreel <03157> [Jezreel.]
Give .... vineyard ..................... give ...... vineyard ........... pay <05414 03754> [Give me.]
The request of Ahab, at first view, appears fair and honourable. But, as he most evidentially wished Naboth to alienate it finally, which was expressly forbidden and provided against in the law of God, (Le 25:14-28,) it was high iniquity in Ahab to tempt him to do it, and to covet it showed the depravity of his soul.
vegetable garden <03419 01588> [a garden of herbs.]
better ......... prefer <05869 02896> [seem good to thee. Heb. be good in thine eyes.]
Lord <03068> [The Lord.]
sell <05414> [I should give.]
bitter <05620> [heavy.]
sell <05414> [I will not.]
lay down <07901> [And he laid him.]
Jezebel <0348> [Jezebel.]
attitude <07307> [Why is thy spirit.]
answered ...... talking <01696> [Because.]
Sell ............. give .............. sell <05414> [I will not give.]
<06213> [Dost thou now.]
will .... vineyard <05414 03754> [I will give thee.]
wrote <03789> [she wrote.]
leaders <02205> [the elders.]
nobles <02715> [the nobles.]
Observe ..... fasting <07121 06685> [Proclaim a fast.]
front .... people <07218 05971> [on high among. Heb. in the top of.]
villains <01121 01100> [sons of Belial.]
cursed <01288> [Thou didst blaspheme.]
Some, with Parkhurst, would render the original, {bairachta elohim wamailech,} "Thou hast blessed the gods and Molech;" a sense, however, which seems extremely forced, and is not acknowledged by any of the ancient versions, though the LXX. and Vulgate render {bairachta} by [eulogese,] {benedixit,} "blessed." It is no unusual thing for a word to have opposite senses.
