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1 Kings 21:6-8
New English Translation
1 Kings 21:6-8
New English Translation
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.’”[a] 7 His wife Jezebel said to him, “You are the king of Israel![b] Get up, eat some food, and have a good time.[c] I will get the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite for you.”
8 She wrote out orders,[d] signed Ahab’s name to them,[e] and sealed them with his seal. She then sent the orders[f] to the leaders[g] and to the nobles who lived in Naboth’s city.[h]
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- 1 Kings 21:6 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.
- 1 Kings 21:7 tn Heb “You, now, you are exercising kingship over Israel.”
- 1 Kings 21:7 tn Heb “so your heart [i.e., disposition] might be well.”
- 1 Kings 21:8 tn Heb “scrolls.”
- 1 Kings 21:8 tn Heb “in the name of Ahab.”
- 1 Kings 21:8 tn Heb “scrolls.”
- 1 Kings 21:8 tn Heb “elders.”
- 1 Kings 21:8 tn Heb “to the nobles who were in his city, the ones who lived with Naboth.”
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