1 Kings 21:2

Modern English Version

And after this Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard, so that I can have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near to my house, and I will give you a better vineyard for it, or if you prefer, I will give you its worth in money.”

Cross References

Genesis 16:6

But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your power; do to her as you please.” Then Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her presence.

Genesis 3:6

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasing to the eyes and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

1 Kings 21:3

Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”

1 Kings 21:6

And he said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ And he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’ ”

2 Kings 9:27

But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled on the path to the garden house. Jehu chased after him and said, “Shoot him too.” So they shot him on the ascent to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo and died there.

Exodus 20:17

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant, or his maidservant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.

Ecclesiastes 2:5

I made myself royal gardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees.

Song of Solomon 4:15

like a spring from the gardens, a well of living water, and streams flowing from Lebanon.

Jeremiah 22:17

But your eyes and your heart are intent only on your covetousness and on shedding innocent blood and on oppression and violence.

Luke 12:15

Then He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness. For a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Deuteronomy 11:10

For the land which you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt from where you came, where you sowed your seed and watered it with your foot like a vegetable garden,

Deuteronomy 5:21

You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor shall you covet your neighbor’s house, his field, his male servant, his female servant, his ox, his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

1 Timothy 6:9

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men in ruin and destruction.

1 Samuel 29:6

Then Achish called David and said to him, “As the Lord lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the camp has been pleasing in my sight. For I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me to this day. However, you are not acceptable in the eyes of the lords.

1 Samuel 8:14

And your choicest fields, and vineyards, and olive groves he will take and give them to his servants.

1 Samuel 8:6

But the thing was evil in the eyes of Samuel, because they said, “Give us a king to govern us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord.