3And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to thee!


In Context

1 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jizreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jizreel, by the side of the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

2 And Ahab spoke to Naboth saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, for it is near, by the side of my house; and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; if it seem good to thee, I will give thee its value in money.

3 And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to thee!

4 And Ahab came into his house sullen and vexed because of the word that Naboth the Jizreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and ate no bread.

5 And Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit sullen, and thou eatest no bread?

1 Kings 21:3 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:3But Naboth replied, "The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:3And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:3Naboth answered him: The Lord be merciful to me, and not let me give thee the inheritance of my fathers.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:3And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:3And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:3And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to thee.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:3Naboth said to Ahab, |May Yahweh forbid me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:3And Naboth saith unto Ahab, 'Far be it from me, by Jehovah, my giving the inheritance of my fathers to thee;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:3And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you.