And Naboth said to Ahab, the Lord forbid it me that I
should
give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
] The inheritances of families were not to be alienated to
another family, or tribe, nor even to be sold, unless in extreme
poverty, and then to return at the year of jubilee, ( Leviticus
25:23 Leviticus
25:28 ) . Now Naboth was a man in good circumstances, and
under no necessity of selling his vineyard; and, if he sold it,
he might reasonably conclude, it becoming a part of the royal
demesnes, would never revert to his family; and therefore, both
out of regard to the law of God, and the good of his family,
would not part with it at any rate: this shows that he was a
conscientious man, and therefore is thought to be one of those
that would not bow his knee to Baal, and against whom Ahab had a
grudge, and sought an opportunity against him.