1 Kings 21 Free Bible Version
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1 Sometime later this happened: There was a man named Naboth from Jezreel, who owned a vineyard in Jezreel close to King Ahab's palace in Samaria.
1 PASADOS estos negocios, aconteció que Naboth de Jezreel tenía en Jezreel una viña junto al palacio de Achâb rey de Samaria.
2 Ahab went to Naboth and said, “Give me your vineyard so I can turn it into a vegetable garden, because it's close to my palace. In return I'll give you a better vineyard, or if you want I'll pay you for it in cash.”
2 Y Achâb habló á Naboth, diciendo: Dame tu viña para un huerto de legumbres, porque está cercana, junto á mi casa, y yo te daré por ella otra viña mejor que esta; ó si mejor te pareciere, te pagaré su valor en dinero.
3 But Naboth replied, “The Lord curse me if I should give you my forefathers' inheritance.”
3 Y Naboth respondió á Achâb: Guárdeme Jehová de que yo te dé á ti la heredad de mis padres.
4 Ahab went home sulking and infuriated because Naboth from Jezreel had said, “I will not give you my forefathers' inheritance.” He went to bed, wouldn't look at anyone, and refused to eat.
4 Y vínose Achâb á su casa triste y enojado, por la palabra que Naboth de Jezreel le había respondido, diciendo: No te daré la heredad de mis padres. Y acostóse en su cama, y volvió su rostro, y no comió pan.
5 His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, “What are you so upset about that you don't want to eat?”
5 Y vino á él su mujer Jezabel, y díjole: ¿Por qué está tan triste tu espíritu, y no comes pan?
6 Ahab replied, “It's because I talked with Naboth from Jezreel and I asked him, ‘Give me your vineyard for cash, or if you want, I'll give you another vineyard instead.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”
6 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.
7 “Aren't you the king of Israel?” his wife Jezebel replied. “Get up, have something to eat, and cheer up. I'll get you the vineyard of Naboth from Jezreel.”
7 Y su mujer Jezabel le dijo: ¿Eres tú ahora rey sobre Israel? Levántate, y come pan, y alégrate: yo te daré la viña de Naboth de Jezreel.
8 So she wrote some letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal. She sent the letters to the elders and leaders in the town where Naboth lived.
8 Entonces ella escribió cartas en nombre de Achâb, y sellólas con su anillo y enviólas á los ancianos y á los principales que moraban en su ciudad con Naboth.
9 In the letters she wrote to tell them, “Announce a religious fast, and give Naboth a seat of honor.
9 Y las cartas que escribió decían así: Proclamad ayuno, y poned á Naboth á la cabecera del pueblo;
10 But seat two bad men opposite him and have them accuse him, saying, ‘You have cursed God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”
10 Y poned dos hombres perversos delante de él, que atestigüen contra él, y digan: Tú has blasfemado á Dios y al rey. Y entonces sacadlo, y apedreadlo, y muera.
11 So the elders and leaders who lived in Naboth's town did as Jezebel had said in the letters she had written and sent to them.
11 Y los de su ciudad, los ancianos y los principales que moraban en su ciudad, lo hicieron como Jezabel les mandó, conforme á lo escrito en las cartas que ella les había enviado.
12 They announced a religious fast, and gave Naboth a seat of honor.
12 Y promulgaron ayuno, y asentaron á Naboth á la cabecera del pueblo.
13 Two bad men came and sat opposite him, and accused him in front of the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the town and stoned him to death.
13 Vinieron entonces dos hombres perversos, y sentáronse delante de él: y aquellos hombres de Belial atestiguaron contra Naboth delante del pueblo, diciendo: Naboth ha blasfemado á Dios y al rey. Y sacáronlo fuera de la ciudad, y apedreáronlo con piedras, y murió.
14 Then they sent a message to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned. He's dead.”
14 Después enviaron á decir á Jezabel: Naboth ha sido apedreado y muerto.
15 As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and he was dead, Jezebel told Ahab, “Get up, go and claim ownership of the vineyard of Naboth from Jezreel, which he refused to sell you, for Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.”
15 Y como Jezabel oyó que Naboth había sido apedreado y muerto, dijo á Achâb: Levántate y posee la viña de Naboth de Jezreel, que no te la quiso dar por dinero; porque Naboth no vive, sino que es muerto.
16 When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went to claim ownership of Naboth's vineyard.
16 Y oyendo Achâb que Naboth era muerto, levantóse para descender á la viña de Naboth de Jezreel, para tomar posesión de ella.
17 Then the Lord sent a message to Elijah the Tishbite:
17 Entonces fué palabra de Jehová á Elías Thisbita, diciendo:
18 “Go and meet Ahab, king of Israel, in Samaria. He is right now in Naboth's vineyard, where he has gone to claim ownership of it.
18 Levántate, desciende á encontrarte con Achâb rey de Israel, que está en Samaria: he aquí él está en la viña de Naboth, á la cual ha descendido para tomar posesión de ella.
19 Tell him: This is what the Lord says: Have you murdered a man and robbed him? Then tell him: This is what the Lord says: In the very spot where dogs licked up Naboth's blood, dogs will lick up your own blood.”
19 Y hablarle has, diciendo: Así ha dicho Jehová: ¿No mataste y también has poseído? Y tornarás á hablarle, diciendo: Así ha dicho Jehová: En el mismo lugar donde lamieron los perros la sangre de Naboth, los perros lamerán también tu sangre, la tuya misma.
20 “So have you come to find me, my enemy?” Ahab asked Elijah. “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the Lord's sight,” Elijah replied.
20 Y Achâb dijo á Elías: ¿Me has hallado, enemigo mío? Y él respondió: Hete encontrado, porque te has vendido á mal hacer delante de Jehová.
21 He says, “Watch out! I'm going to bring disaster on you and destroy your descendants. I will kill every male of Ahab's line, both slave and free, throughout the whole of Israel.
21 He aquí yo traigo mal sobre ti, y barreré tu posteridad, y talaré de Achâb todo meante á la pared, al guardado y al desamparado en Israel:
22 I will make your house like that of Jeroboam, son of Nebat, and like that of Baasha, son of Ahijah, because you have angered me and made Israel sin.
22 Y yo pondré tu casa como la casa de Jeroboam hijo de Nabat, y como la casa de Baasa hijo de Ahía; por la provocación con que me provocaste á ira, y con que has hecho pecar á Israel.
23 And as far as Jezebel is concerned, the Lord says, ‘Dogs will eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’
23 De Jezabel también ha hablado Jehová, diciendo: Los perros comerán á Jezabel en la barbacana de Jezreel.
24 Those of Ahab's family who die in the town will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the countryside will be eaten by birds.”
24 El que de Achâb fuere muerto en la ciudad, perros le comerán: y el que fuere muerto en el campo, comerlo han las aves del cielo.
25 (No one else was so bad as Ahab, who sold himself to do what is evil in the Lord's sight, because his wife Jezebel encouraged him.
25 (A la verdad ninguno fué como Achâb, que se vendiese á hacer lo malo á los ojos de Jehová; porque Jezabel su mujer lo incitaba.
26 He did the most despicable things, worshiping idols like the Amorites the Lord had driven out before Israel.)
26 El fué en grande manera abominable, caminando en pos de los ídolos, conforme á todo lo que hicieron los Amorrheos, á los cuales lanzó Jehová delante de los hijos de Israel.)
27 As soon as Ahab heard this message, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He even went to bed in sackcloth, and walked around repentantly.
27 Y acaeció cuando Achâb oyó estas palabras, que rasgó sus vestidos, y puso saco sobre su carne, y ayunó, y durmió en saco, y anduvo humillado.
28 Then the Lord sent a message to Elijah the Tishbite:
28 Entonces fué palabra de Jehová á Elías Thisbita, diciendo:
29 “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the disaster during his lifetime, but I will bring down disaster on his family in the lifetime of his son.”
29 ¿No has visto como Achâb se ha humillado delante de mí? Pues por cuanto se ha humillado delante de mí, no traeré el mal en sus días: en los días de su hijo traeré el mal sobre su casa.
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Ahijah
Named as the father of Baasha, king of Israel, of the house of Issachar.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 15:27; 1 Kings 15:33; 1 Kings 21:22
Naboth the Jezreelite
The Jezreelite who refused to sell his vineyard next to Ahab's palace because it was the inheritance of his fathers, and who was stoned to death on the false testimony arranged by…
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 21:3; 1 Kings 21:13
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- 1 Joshua 19:18; 1 Kings 18:45–46; 2 Chronicles 28:22; Judges 6:33; Ezra 9:13–14
- 2 1 Samuel 8:14; James 1:14–15; 1 Timothy 6:9; Genesis 16:6; 2 Kings 9:27
- 3 Numbers 36:7; Leviticus 25:23; Ezekiel 46:18; Joshua 22:29; Genesis 44:7
- 4 1 Kings 20:43; James 1:14; Job 5:2; Habakkuk 2:9–12; 1 Kings 21:3
- 5 1 Kings 16:31; 2 Samuel 13:4; Genesis 3:6; Esther 4:5; 1 Kings 19:2
- 6 Esther 5:9–14; Proverbs 14:30; James 4:2–7; 1 Kings 21:2–4; 1 Timothy 6:9–10
- 7 Micah 7:3; 1 Samuel 8:4; Ecclesiastes 8:4; 1 Kings 21:15–16; Micah 2:1–2
- 8 Ezra 4:7–8; Numbers 11:16; 2 Kings 10:11; Esther 8:8–13; Deuteronomy 16:18–19
- 9 Isaiah 58:4; Luke 20:47; Matthew 2:8; Matthew 23:13; John 18:28
- 10 Exodus 22:28; Acts 6:11; Leviticus 24:15–16; Deuteronomy 19:15; Deuteronomy 13:13
- 11 2 Chronicles 24:21; Leviticus 19:15; Matthew 2:16; Micah 6:16; Acts 4:19
- 12 Isaiah 58:4; 1 Kings 21:8–10
- 13 2 Kings 9:26; Psalm 35:11; Job 2:9; Exodus 20:16; Proverbs 6:19
- 14 Ecclesiastes 5:8; 2 Samuel 11:14–24; Ecclesiastes 8:14
- 15 Proverbs 1:10–16; 1 Kings 21:7; Proverbs 4:17
- 16 Psalm 50:18; 2 Samuel 23:15–17; Isaiah 33:15; 2 Samuel 1:13–16; 2 Samuel 4:9–12
- 17 Psalm 9:12; Isaiah 26:21; 2 Kings 1:15–16; 2 Kings 5:26
- 18 1 Kings 13:32; 2 Chronicles 22:9
- 19 1 Kings 22:38; 2 Samuel 12:9; Habakkuk 2:12; Psalm 7:15–16; Genesis 3:11
- 20 Romans 7:14; 2 Kings 17:17; 1 Kings 21:25; 1 Kings 18:17; Revelation 11:10
- 21 1 Kings 14:10; 1 Samuel 25:22; 2 Kings 10:1–7; 2 Kings 10:11–14; 2 Kings 14:26
- 22 1 Kings 16:3; 1 Kings 14:16; 1 Kings 16:11; 1 Kings 15:29–30; 1 Kings 15:34
- 23 2 Kings 9:10; 2 Kings 9:30–37; 1 Kings 21:25
- 24 1 Kings 16:4; 1 Kings 14:11; Jeremiah 15:3; Ezekiel 39:18–20; Isaiah 14:19
- 25 Proverbs 22:14; 1 Kings 21:20; 1 Kings 16:30–33; Ecclesiastes 7:26; Acts 14:2
- 26 2 Kings 21:11; Genesis 15:16; Leviticus 18:25–30; Ezekiel 18:12; Leviticus 20:22–23
- 27 2 Kings 6:30; Genesis 37:34; 2 Samuel 3:31; Job 16:15; Joel 1:13
- 29 2 Peter 3:9; Micah 7:18; 2 Kings 9:25–26; Psalm 86:15; 2 Kings 9:33–10:7
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