열왕기상 21:5-24 KRV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 21:13

And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him ,.... Which position showed that they were his accusers, and had a charge against him; it being usual for the accusers and accused to be set face to face, as it was the manner of the Romans in later times, Acts 25:16 . Josephus says F4 Antiqu. l. 3. c. 13. sect. 8. there were "three" men to accuse him; but the Targum, and all the ancient versions, have only "two": and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 21:14

Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead. Not only stoned, but stoned to death. This message was sent to her from the magistrates of Jezreel; for though the letters came in Ahab's name, they might be privately informed that this was a scheme of Jezebel's; besides, they knew she had the sway at court, and especially that the news of this man's death would be acceptable to her, and the more if he was of the 7000 that would not bow the knee to Baal. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 21:15

And it came to pass when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab ,.... To whom she communicated the news as soon as possible: arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money, for Naboth is not alive, but dead ; some think that Naboth was a near relation to Ahab, his father's brother's son F5 T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 48. 2. ; which they endeavour to support from his estate lying next to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 21:16

And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead ,.... Of which he was informed by Jezebel: that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it ; if it was in Jezreel, that was sixteen miles from Samaria, and lay lower than that, in a valley, and therefore he is said to go down to it; and which he did very likely in great state and pomp, many of his nobles and captains accompanying him, as we read that Jehu and Bidkar did ride after... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 21:17

And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the prophet ,.... Where he now was, when this word came to him, is not certain; nor what he had been employed in for some time past, since we hear nothing of him since the unction of Elisha, other prophets of lesser note being employed in messages to Ahab from time to time; perhaps Elijah, while Ahab was engaged in war with the king of Syria, spent his time in founding or reviving the schools of the prophets, and instructing and training up those that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 21:18

Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria ,.... Whose seat was there, his palace where he dwelt; and Benjamin of Tudela says F7 Itinerar. p. 38. , that in his time might be discerned in Samaria the palace of Ahab king of Israel, that is, some traces of it; some connect the last clause with Israel, as if the sense was, that Ahab was king over those tribes of Israel, of which Samaria was the head: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth : or "will be" by the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 21:19

And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, thus saith the Lord, hast thou killed, and also taken possession ?.... Killed in order to possess, and now taken possession upon the murder; some versions, as the Vulgate Latin and Arabic, read without an interrogation, "thou hast killed and hath taken possession", so Joseph Kimchi and Ben Melech; charging him with the murder of Naboth, and the unjust possession of his vineyard; the murder is ascribed to him, because his covetousness was the cause of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 21:20

And Ahab said to Elijah, hast thou found me, O mine enemy ?.... So he reckoned him, because he dealt faithfully with him, and reproved him for his sins, and denounced the judgments of God upon him for them: and he answered, I have found thee ; as a thief, a robber and plunderer, in another's vineyard; he had found out his sin in murdering Naboth, and unjustly possessing his vineyard, which was revealed to him by the Lord; and now was come as his enemy, as he called him, as being against... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 21:21

Behold, I will bring evil upon thee ,.... Upon his own person, by cutting him off with a violent death, though his family was so numerous, having no less than seventy sons: and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left Israel ; See Gill on 1 Kings 14:10 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 21:22

And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah ,.... Two of his predecessors, whose families were utterly destroyed, 1 Kings 15:29 , for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin : not only by his worship of the calves, but of the idols of the Zidonians, particularly Baal, and also of the Amorites, 1 Kings 21:26 . read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 21:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 21:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 21:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 21:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 21:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 21:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 21:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 21:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 21:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 21:22

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