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


In Context

1 Some time later there was an incident involving a vineyard belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. The vineyard was in Jezreel, close to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

2 Ahab said to Naboth, "Let me have your vineyard to use for a vegetable garden, since it is close to my palace. In exchange I will give you a better vineyard or, if you prefer, I will pay you whatever it is worth."

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

4 So Ahab went home, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had said, "I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers." He lay on his bed sulking and refused to eat.

5 His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, "Why are you so sullen? Why won't you eat?"

1st Kings 21:3 in Other Translations

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 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.