1 Kings 21:4 meaning and explanation
So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.
1 Kings 21:4, Berean Standard Bible
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Ahab has just asked Naboth for his vineyard, offering a better one or silver in exchange. Naboth refuses because the land is his ancestral inheritance, which Israelite law treated as a permanent family trust (Leviticus 25:23).
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