1 Reyes 21:3

3 Pero Nabot respondió:
—El Señor
me libre de entregar la herencia que me dejaron mis antepasados.

1 Reyes 21:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 21:3

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.

1 Reyes 21:3 In-Context

1 El viñedo de Nabot
Había un hombre llamado Nabot, de Jezreel, que era dueño de un viñedo ubicado en Jezreel al lado del palacio de Acab, rey de Samaria.

2 Cierto día Acab le dijo a Nabot:
—Ya que tu viñedo está tan cerca de mi palacio, me gustaría comprarlo para usarlo como huerta. A cambio te daré un viñedo mejor, o bien, si prefieres, te pagaré con dinero.

3 Pero Nabot respondió:
—El Señor
me libre de entregar la herencia que me dejaron mis antepasados.

4 Entonces Acab regresó a su casa enojado y de mal humor por la respuesta de Nabot, y se acostó de cara a la pared y no quiso comer.

5 —¿Qué te pasa? —le preguntó su esposa Jezabel—. ¿Por qué estás tan disgustado que no quieres comer nada?