1 Kings 21:7 meaning and explanation

But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”

1 Kings 21:7, Berean Standard Bible

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Jezebel speaks to her husband Ahab, king of Israel, who has sulked in bed because Naboth refused to sell his ancestral vineyard. Her question, "Do you not reign over Israel?", is a taunt: a king should take what he wants.

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