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


In Context

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

2 And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.

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

4 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.

5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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