1 Kings 21:18

18 "Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, ¹who is in Samaria; behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth where * he has gone down to take possession of it.

1 Kings 21:18 Meaning and 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, 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 time thou gettest thither; though the Arabic version is, he is "now" in the vineyard of Naboth:

whither he is gone down to possess it;
as if it was his legal inheritance.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 Itinerar. p. 38.

1 Kings 21:18 In-Context

16 When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.

17 Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

18 "Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria; behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth where he has gone down to take possession of it.

19 "You shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the LORD , "Have you murdered and also taken possession?"' And you shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the LORD , "In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth the dogs will lick up your blood, even yours.""'

20 Ahab said to Elijah, "Have you found me, O my enemy?" And he answered, "I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD .

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 16:29