1 Kings 21:3

And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Lord forbid it me - Or, “Yahweh forbid it me.” Naboth, as a worshipper of Yahweh, not of Baal, considers it would be wrong for him to comply...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Story of Naboth. This is evidently not a part of the Elijah story of 1 Kings 17-19. There are certain differences of style; e.g. Ahab is desc...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the inheritance of my fathers. Naboth respected the Law of God ( Leviticus 25:23 . Numbers 36:7 ; Numbers 36:8 ).
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The Lord forbid it me, &c.— Ahab's request was inconsistent with the law, Leviticus 25:28 and therefore shewed an unbounded avarice, if not i...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Naboth's Vineyard 1. After these things] The LXX places this chapter after 1 Kings 19 , and so prevents the separation of 1 Kings 20:22 , which...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The inheritance of my fathers ] cp. Leviticus 25:23 ; Numbers 36:7 ; Numbers 36:8 .
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

NABOTH'S VINEYARD 1 Kings 21:1-29 "The triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless is but for a moment." - Job 20:5 "If w...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Breaking Three Commandments 1 Kings 21:1-29 ; 1 Kings 1:1-53 ; 1 Kings 2:1-46 ; 1 Kings 3:1-28 ; 1 Kings 4:1-34 ; 1 Kings 5:1-18 ; 1 Kings...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a story in the private life of Ahab. Next to his own broad and rich possessions was a vineyard, the inheritance of a man who by comparison wi...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) В¶ And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Sa...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Naboth said to Ahab, the Lord forbid it me that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. The inheritances of families were not to...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. Ver. 3. The Lord forbid it me. ] The L...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Which was in Jezreel Where one of Ahab's palaces was, as the other was in Samaria. That I may have it for a garden of herbs For a flower-garden,...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE COLD-BLOODED MURDER OF NABOTH (vs.1-16) When one adopts a sullen, sulking character, it is likely to develop more seriously. Ahab illustrate...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Naboth's Vineyard Refused to Ahab. B. C. 899....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

For God hath expressly, and for divers weighty reasons, forbidden the alienation of lands from the tribes and families to which they were allotted,...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ahab Craves Naboth's Vineyard And Is Promised It By Jezebel ( 1 Kings 21:1-7 ). The first step in the downward spiral is that of Ahab coveting Nab...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ahab Is Condemned By Elijah For Both His Past Behaviour And For What Jezebel Has Done And Repents Before YHWH ( 1 Kings 21:1-26 ). We now come to...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jezebel Arranges Naboth's Death In Order To Obtain His Vineyard For Ahab Who Is Then Severely Rebuked By Elijah ( 1 Kings 21:1-28 ). The story of...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

AHAB AND THE VINEYARD OF NABOTH CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 1 Kings 21:1 . Naboth the Jezreelite — Naboth’ נָבוֹת, fruits , according to...
Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Kings 21:2-3 From this story we learn: (1) what a sacred thing property is; that a man's possessions (if they be justly come by) belong to him,...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 21:3 . The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers. Moses forbids the sale of an inheritance. Leviticus 25:23...
The Biblical Illustrator

Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs. Ahab’s garden of herbs Walking in the garden, what do we see? 1. Covetousnes...
The Biblical Illustrator

The Lord forbid that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. The reply of Naboth, and its lessons I. The reply of Naboth. 1....
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE STORY OF NABOTH . THE DOOM OF AHAB 'S HOUSE . HIS PENITENCE .— 1 Kings 21:1 And it came to pass after th...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Murder of Naboth
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. The Lord had plainly commanded that the ch...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 11:19 ; 1 Corinthians 6:15 ; 1 Samuel 12:23 ; 1 Samuel 24:6 ; 1 Samuel 26:9-11 ; Ezekiel 46:18 ; Galatians 6:14 ; Genesis 44:17...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The Lord forbid — For God had expressly, and for divers weighty reasons forbidden the alienation of lands from the tribes and families to which the...

³ And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

Related Commentaries of 1 Kings 21:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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