3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
3 But Naboth replied, "The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my ancestors."
3 But Naboth said to Ahab, "The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers."
3 But Naboth told Ahab, "Not on your life! So help me God, I'd never sell the family farm to you!"
3 But Naboth said to Ahab, "The Lord forbid that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!"
3 But Naboth replied, "The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance that was passed down by my ancestors."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 21:3
Commentary on 1 Kings 21:1-4
(Read 1 Kings 21:1-4)
Naboth, perhaps, had been pleased that he had a vineyard situated so near the palace, but the situation proved fatal to him; many a man's possessions have been his snare, and his neighbourhood to greatness, of bad consequence. Discontent is a sin that is its own punishment, and makes men torment themselves. It is a sin that is its own parent; it arises not from the condition, but from the mind: as we find Paul contented in a prison, so Ahab was discontented in a palace. He had all the delights of Canaan, that pleasant land, at command; the wealth of a kingdom, the pleasures of a court, and the honours and powers of a throne; yet all avails him nothing without Naboth's vineyard. Wrong desires expose men to continual vexations, and those that are disposed to fret, however well off, may always find something or other to fret at.