iSee Deut. 13:13
Exodus 20:17
17 a“You shall not covet byour neighbor’s house; cyou shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.”1 Kings 21:2-19
2And after this Ahab said to Naboth, d“Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near my house, and I will give you a better vineyard for it; or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its value in money.” 3But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid ethat I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.” 4And Ahab fwent into his house vexed and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him, for he had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed and turned away his face and would eat no food.5But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, “Why is your spirit so vexed that you eat no food?” 6And he said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money, or else, if it please you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ And he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’” 7And Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now govern Israel? Arise and eat bread and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
8 gSo she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to hthe elders and the leaders who lived with Naboth in his city. 9And she wrote in the letters, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people. 10And set two iworthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, j‘You have cursed ▼
▼Hebrew blessed; also verse 13
God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.” 11And the men of his city, lthe elders and the leaders who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent word to them. As it was written in the letters that she had sent to them, 12 mthey proclaimed a fast and set Naboth at the head of the people. 13And the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him. And the worthless men brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones. 14Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned; he is dead.” 15As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money, for Naboth is not alive, but dead.” 16And as soon as Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
The Lord Condemns Ahab
17 nThen the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 18“Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in oSamaria; behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession. 19And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Have you killed and also taken possession?”’ And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: p“In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your own blood.”’”Job 31:38
38 “If my land has cried out against meand its furrows have wept together,
Isaiah 5:8
Woe to the Wicked
8 Woe to those who qjoin house to house,who add field to field,
until there is no more room,
and you are made to dwell alone
in the midst of the land.
Jeremiah 22:17
17But you have eyes and heartonly for your dishonest gain,
rfor shedding innocent blood,
and for practicing oppression and violence.”
Amos 8:4
4 Hear this, syou who trample on the needyand bring the poor of the land to an end,
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