Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid me
King James Version
And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
Holman Bible
But Naboth said to Ahab, “I will never give my fathers’ inheritance
International Standard Version
But Naboth replied to Ahab, "No way! The LORD prohibits the sale to you of the inheritance of my ancestors!"
A Conservative Version
And Naboth said to Ahab, LORD forbid it of me that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to thee.
American Standard Version
And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
Amplified
But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid me that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you.”
Bible in Basic English
But Naboth said to Ahab, By the Lord, far be it from me to give you the heritage of my fathers.
Darby Translation
And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to thee!
Julia Smith Translation
And Naboth will say to Ahab, Far be it to me from Jehovah, my giving the inheritance of my fathers to thee.
King James 2000
And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Naboth said to Ahab, "Far be it from me from Yahweh that I should give the inheritance of my ancestors to you."
Modern King James verseion
And Naboth said to Ahab, Far be it from me, by Jehovah, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But Naboth said to Ahab, "The LORD forbid that from me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee."
NET Bible
But Naboth replied to Ahab, "The Lord forbid that I should sell you my ancestral inheritance."
New Heart English Bible
Naboth said to Ahab, "May the LORD forbid me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you."
The Emphasized Bible
And Naboth said unto Ahab, - Far be it from me, of Yahweh! that I should give up the inheritance of my fathers, unto thee!
Webster
And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to thee.
World English Bible
Naboth said to Ahab, "May Yahweh forbid me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!"
Youngs Literal Translation
And Naboth saith unto Ahab, 'Far be it from me, by Jehovah, my giving the inheritance of my fathers to thee;'
Themes
Covetousness » Exemplified » Ahab
Covetousness » Instances of » Ahab, in desiring naboth's vineyard
Dishonesty » Instances of » Ahab confiscates naboth's vineyard
Indictments » Instances of » Naboth on the charge of blasphemy
King » Profiting from » Confiscations of property
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Ahab
Naboth » His vineyard forcibly taken by ahab; stoned at the instigation of jezebel
Women » Instances of » Jezebel, in her conspiracy against naboth, to cheat him out of his vineyard
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 21:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Vineyard Of Naboth The Jezreelite
2
Ahab said to Naboth: Give me your garden so that I may have it for a garden of sweet plants. Since it is near my house let me give you a better vine-garden in exchange. If it seems good to you, let me give you its value in money.
3 But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid me
Cross References
Leviticus 25:23
No land may be permanently bought or sold. It all belongs to me! It is not your land! You only live there for a little while.
Numbers 36:7
The property of every Israelite will remain attached to his tribe.
Ezekiel 46:18
The prince must not take any of the people's property. He must not force them to give up their property. He must give his own property as an inheritance to his sons so that none of my people will be separated from their property.'
Genesis 44:7
They answered him: What do you mean, Sir, by talking like this? We swear that we have done no such thing.
Genesis 44:17
He said: It is far from me that I should do this. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant. As for you, you go in peace to your father.
Joshua 22:29
We would certainly not rebel against Jehovah or stop following him now by building an altar to burn offerings on or for grain offerings or sacrifices. We would not build any other altar than the altar of Jehovah our God that stands in front of the Tabernacle of his presence.
Joshua 24:16
The people replied: We would never leave Jehovah to serve other gods!
1 Samuel 12:23
As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Jehovah by no longer praying for you. Instead, I will teach you what is good and right for you to do.
1 Samuel 24:6
He told his men: Stop talking foolishly. We are not going to attack Saul. He is my king. I pray that Jehovah will keep me from doing anything to harm his chosen king.
1 Samuel 26:9-11
But David said: Do not harm him! Jehovah will certainly punish whoever harms his chosen king.
1 Chronicles 11:19
He said: Far be it from me, O my God, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have placed their lives in jeopardy? For at the risk of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.
Job 27:5
I will not admit you are in the right. Until I die, I will not deny my integrity!
Romans 3:4
Certainly not! But let God be true, and every man false. It is written: So that you should be proved righteous in your words and should overcome when you are judged.
Romans 3:6
Not at all! For how will God judge the world?
Romans 3:31
Do we nullify the law through faith? No we do not! In fact, we establish (continue) (stand by) (uphold) the law.
Romans 6:2
God forbid. We died to sin! How could we any longer live in it?
Romans 6:15
What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under law, but under grace? God forbid!
Romans 7:7
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid! I had not known sin except through the law. For I had not known coveting except the law had said: You should not covet.
Romans 7:13
Did that which is good become death to me? God forbid! It was sin, producing death in me through what is good. This way sin might be shown to be sin. Through the commandment sin could be recognized.
1 Corinthians 6:15
Do you not know that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and unite them with (turn them into) the members of a prostitute? God forbid!
Galatians 6:14
Never should I boast except in the stake (symbolic: self-denial and atonement) of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is through this stake that the world has been impaled to me, and I to the world.