When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite to take possession of it.
2 Kings 5:24 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When Gehazi came to the hill, , he took the gifts from them and deposited them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they left. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When he came to the hill, he took them from their hands and put them in the house; and he sent the men away, and they left. American Standard Version (1901) And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed. Common English Bible When Gehazi arrived at the elevated fortress, he took the items from them and stored them in his house. Then he sent the servants away, and they left. Catholic Public Domain Version And when now he had arrived in the evening, he took them from their hands, and he stored them in the house. And he dismissed the men, and they went away. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he was come, and now it was the evening, he took them from their hands, and laid them up in the house, and sent the men away. And they departed. |
When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite to take possession of it.
Woe to those who go to great lengths to hide their plans from the Lord. They do their works in the dark, and say, ‘Who sees us? Who knows us? ’
Won’t all of these take up a taunt against him, with mockery and riddles about him? They will say, ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his – how much longer? – and loads himself with goods taken in pledge.’
The Israelites, however, were unfaithful regarding the things set apart for destruction. Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart, and the Lord’s anger burned against the Israelites.
When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Babylon, two and a half kilograms of silver, and a bar of gold weighing half a kilogram, I coveted them and took them. You can see for yourself. They are concealed in the ground inside my tent, with the silver under the cloak.’