1 Kings 21:4-7

21:4 So Ahab went into his palace, bitter and angry that Naboth the Jezreelite had said, ¹  “I will not sell to you my ancestral inheritance.” ²  He lay down on his bed, pouted, ³  and would not eat. 21:5 Then his wife Jezebel came in and said to him, “Why do you have a bitter attitude and refuse to eat?” 21:6 He answered her, “While I was talking to Naboth the Jezreelite, I said to him, ‘Sell me your vineyard for silver, or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I will not sell you my vineyard.’” ⁴  21:7 His wife Jezebel said to him, “You are the king of Israel! ⁵  Get up, eat some food, and have a good time. ⁶  I will get the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite for you.”

[21:4]  ¹ tn Heb “on account of the word that Naboth the Jezreelite spoke to him.”

[21:4]  ² tn Heb “I will not give to you the inheritance of my fathers.”

[21:4]  ³ tn Heb “turned away his face.”

[21:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “While I was talking…, I said…, he said….” Ahab’s explanation is one lengthy sentence in the Hebrew text, which is divided in the English translation for stylistic reasons.

[21:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “You, now, you are exercising kingship over Israel.”

[21:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “so your heart [i.e., disposition] might be well.”