1Ki 21:1 | NETfull | STEP | After this the following episode took place. Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel adjacent to the palace of King Ahab of Samaria.

1 Kings 21:1

1 After this the following episode took place. ^{▼▼ Heb “after these things.” The words “the following episode took place” are added for stylistic reasons.} Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel adjacent to the palace of King Ahab of Samaria. ^{▼▼ King Ahab of Samaria. Samaria, as the capital of the northern kingdom, here stands for the nation of Israel.} ^{▼▼ For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.}