1 Kings 21 · Verse 6

1 Kings 21:6

And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
1 Kings 21:6, King James Version

1 Kings 21:6 in other translations

BSBAhab answered, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ And he replied, ‘I will not give you my vineyard!’”
WEBHe said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ He answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”
ASVAnd he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
YLTAnd he saith unto her, ‘Because I speak unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and say to him, Give to me thy vineyard for money, or if thou desire, I give to thee a vineyard in its stead; and he saith, I do not give to thee my vineyard.'
DARBYAnd he said to her, Because I spoke to Naboth the Jizreelite and said to him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee a vineyard for it; and he said, I will not give thee my vineyard.
BBEAnd he said to her, Because I was talking to Naboth the Jezreelite, and I said to him, Let me have your vine-garden for a price, or, if it is pleasing to you, I will give you another vine-garden for it: and he said, I will not give you my vine-garden.
WebsterAnd he said to her, Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it pleaseth thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.

What does 1 Kings 21:6 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 21:5-16

When, instead of a help meet, a man has an agent for Satan, in the form of an artful, unprincipled, yet beloved wife, fatal effects may be expected. Never were more wicked orders given by any prince, than those Jezebel sent to the rulers of Jezreel. Naboth must be murdered under colour of religion. There is no wickedness so vile, so horrid, but religion has sometimes been made a cover for it. Also, it must be done…

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1 Kings 21:6 in the original Hebrew

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וַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.Berand he spokeH1696
אֵלֶ֗יהָ'e.Lei.hato herH413
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אֲ֠דַבֵּר'A.da.berI spokeH1696
אֶל\־'el-toH413
נָב֨וֹתna.VotNabothH5022
הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֜יhai.yiz.re.'e.Lithe JezreeliteH3158
וָאֹ֣מַרva.'O.marand I saidH559
ל֗וֹloto him
תְּנָה\־te.nah-give !H5414
לִּ֤יlito me
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כַּרְמְךָ֙kar.me.Khavineyard yourH3754
בְּכֶ֔סֶףbe.Khe.seffor moneyH3701
א֚וֹ'oorH176
אִם\־'im-ifH518
חָפֵ֣ץcha.Fetz[are] desiringH2655
אַתָּ֔ה'a.TahyouH859
אֶתְּנָה\־'e.te.nah-I will giveH5414
לְךָ֥le.Khato you
כֶ֖רֶםKhe.rema vineyardH3754
תַּחְתָּ֑יוtach.Tavin place of itH8478
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
אֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenI will giveH5414
לְךָ֖le.Khato you
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כַּרְמִֽי\׃kar.Mivineyard myH3754

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Cross references for 1 Kings 21:6

  • Esther 5:9-14

    Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai. Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife. And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king. Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king. …

  • Proverbs 14:30

    A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

  • James 4:2-7

    Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? …

  • 1 Kings 21:2-4

    And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.

  • 1 Timothy 6:9-10

    But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

  • Esther 6:12

    And Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.

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Because.
2; Es 5:9-14; 6:12; Pr 14:30; 1Ti 6:9,10; Jas 4:2-7
I will not give.
3,4

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Context

  • 1 Kings 21:5

    But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

  • 1 Kings 21:6

    And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.

  • 1 Kings 21:7

    And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

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1 Kings 21:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y él respondió: Porque hablé con Naboth de Jezreel, y díjele que me diera su viña por dinero, ó que, si más quería, le daría otra viña por ella; y él respondió: Yo no te daré mi viña.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il lui dit: Parce que j’ai parlé à Naboth, le Jizreélite, et lui ai dit: Donne-moi ta vigne pour de l’argent, ou, si cela te plaît, je te donnerai une vigne à la place. Et il a dit: Je ne te donnerai pas ma vigne.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er sprach zu ihr: Weil ich zu Naboth, dem Jisreeliter, geredet und ihm gesagt habe: Gib mir deinen Weinberg um Geld, oder wenn du Lust hast, will ich dir statt seiner einen anderen Weinberg geben; aber er sagte: Ich will dir meinen Weinberg nicht geben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Qui respondit ei: Locutus sum Naboth Jezrahelitæ, et dixi ei: Da mihi vineam tuam, accepta pecunia: aut, si tibi placet, dabo tibi vineam meliorem pro ea. Et ille ait: Non dabo tibi vineam meam.