a21:7
b21:8-10
e19:1-2
f2 Kgs 9:30-31
g21:8-9
hDeut 21:1-9
iJosh 7:10-12
j1 Sam 7:1-6
k21:10
lDeut 13:13
mJudg 19:22
n1 Sam 10:27
oProv 6:12
p2 Cor 6:15
qDeut 19:15
rMatt 18:16
sDeut 17:5-6
t22:24
u2 Kgs 9:21-26
v21:13-14
wJosh 7:24-26
x2 Kgs 9:26
yDeut 13:10-11
z17:5
aa1 Sam 8:14

‏ 1 Kings 21:7-16

21:7  a I’ll get you Naboth’s vineyard! With her ruthless disposition and actions, Jezebel displayed her cultural upbringing; Canaanite kings did as they pleased (21:8-10  b, 15  c, 25  d; see 19:1-2  e; 2 Kgs 9:30-31  f).
Summary for 1Kgs 21:8-9: 21:8-9  g Call the citizens together: This kind of assembly would normally address sin that could bring divine judgment against the people (see Deut 21:1-9  h; Josh 7:10-12  i; 1 Sam 7:1-6  j). Jezebel convened it to bring false charges against an innocent person.
21:10  k scoundrels (literally sons of Belial): The Hebrew expression refers to totally evil reprobates (Deut 13:13  l; Judg 19:22  m; 1 Sam 10:27  n; Prov 6:12  o). Later Jewish writings attributed the name Belial to Satan, a use reflected by Paul in the New Testament (2 Cor 6:15  p).

• Legally, two witnesses were needed to establish a charge against a person (Deut 19:15  q; Matt 18:16  r). The twofold charge of Naboth’s blasphemy against God and against the king carried a penalty of death by stoning outside the city (Deut 17:5-6  s; 22:24  t). Naboth was apparently put to death on his own land (see 2 Kgs 9:21-26  u).
Summary for 1Kgs 21:13-14: 21:13-14  v As with Achan (Josh 7:24-26  w), Naboth’s sons were killed at the same time (see 2 Kgs 9:26  x), in this case to prevent the property from passing on to them. Because the charge carried the penalty of state execution (Deut 13:10-11  y; 17:5  z) and because Naboth no longer had male heirs, Ahab exercised the royal prerogative of confiscating the property (see 1 Sam 8:14  aa).
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