נָבוֹת

1 Kings 21:1 לְנָב֥וֹת to Naboth

Some time after these events, Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

1 Kings 21:2 נָב֣וֹת׀ Naboth

So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”

Here: A landholder of Jezreel (v.1). He appears only in this story and is known only through his vineyard.

1 Kings 21:3 נָב֖וֹת Naboth

But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”

Here: A landowner from Jezreel (v.1). He is named, but has no title and no family line given. He is an ordinary free Israelite facing the king.

1 Kings 21:4 נָבוֹת֙ Naboth

So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.

1 Kings 21:6 נָב֨וֹת Naboth

Ahab 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!’”

1 Kings 21:7 נָב֥וֹת Naboth

But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”

1 Kings 21:8 נָבֽוֹת׃ Naboth

Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.

1 Kings 21:9 נָב֖וֹת Naboth

In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.

1 Kings 21:12 נָב֖וֹת Naboth

They proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people.

1 Kings 21:13 נָב֗וֹת נָב֛וֹת Naboth

And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.

Here: Naboth the Jezreelite, the man who refused to sell his family land to the king (v. 3). His name is spelled out, as it would be in a formal charge.

1 Kings 21:14 נָב֖וֹת Naboth

Then they sent word to Jezebel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.”

1 Kings 21:15 נָב֖וֹת נָב֣וֹת נָב֛וֹת Naboth

When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.”

1 Kings 21:16 נָב֑וֹת נָב֥וֹת Naboth

And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

1 Kings 21:18 נָב֔וֹת Naboth

“Get up and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. See, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession of it.

1 Kings 21:19 נָב֔וֹת Naboth

Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”

Here: The Jezreelite farmer who would not sell his ancestral vineyard (v. 3). His name stands in the verse where it will be matched against Ahab's 'your'.

2 Kings 9:21 נָב֥וֹת Naboth

“Harness!” Joram shouted, and they harnessed his chariot. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah set out, each in his own chariot, and met Jehu on the property of Naboth the Jezreelite.

Here: The man who refused to sell his family land to Ahab and was killed on false charges. Naming him here signals that his case is about to be settled.

2 Kings 9:25 נָב֣וֹת Naboth

And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, the LORD lifted up this burden against him:

Here: The landowner Ahab and Jezebel had killed on false charges so they could take his vineyard (1 Kings 21). Naming him calls that crime to mind.

2 Kings 9:26 נָבוֹת֩ Naboth

‘As surely as I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday, declares the LORD, so will I repay you on this plot of ground, declares the LORD.’ Now then, according to the word of the LORD, pick him up and throw him on the plot of ground.”