1 Kings 21:1 meaning and explanation

Some time later, Naboth the Jezreelite happened to own a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

1 Kings 21:1, Berean Standard Bible

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The narrator sets the scene for a story about property, power and covenant. Ahab, king of the northern kingdom of Israel, has a palace in Jezreel, and beside it lies a vineyard belonging to a man named Naboth.

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