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1 Kings 21 Translation Questions
Q? What did Ahab the king of Samaria want from Naboth the Jezreelite?
A. Ahab, king of Samaria, wanted the vineyard from Naboth, which was near his palace. [21:1,2]
Q? What did Ahab offer Naboth for his vineyard?
A. Ahab offered to give Naboth a better vineyard or to pay him money. [21:2]
Q? Why did Naboth refuse to give his vineyard to Ahab?
A. Naboth refused to give his vineyard to Ahab because it was the inheritance of his ancestors. [21:3]
Q? What did Ahab do when Naboth refused to give up his vineyard?
A. Ahab became resentful and angry, went to bed, and refused to eat any food. [21:4]
Q? Who told Ahab to get up from bed, eat, and be happy?
A. Ahab's wife, Jezebel, told him to get out of bed, eat, and be happy. [21:7]
Q? What did Jezebel do to make sure Ahab would get Naboth's vineyard?
A. Jezebel had two dishonest men falsely accuse Naboth of blasphemy against God and the king at a public fast. [21:10]
Q? What would be the penalty for Naboth's blasphemy?
A. Naboth would be taken out and stoned to death. [21:10]
Q? What did Ahab do when Jezebel told him that Naboth was dead?
A. When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he went to the vineyard to take possession of it. [21:18]
Q? Who did Yahweh send to the vineyard to meet Ahab?
A. Yahweh sent Elijah the Tishbite to the vineyard. [21:17]
Q? What did Elijah tell Ahab would happen to him because of his sin?
A. Elijah told Ahab that dogs would lick his blood where they had licked the blood of Naboth. [21:19]
Q? What message did Elijah deliver to Ahab from Yahweh?
A. Elijah told Ahab that Yahweh said that he would be cut off from every male child and slave and free man in Israel because he had led Israel to sin. [21:22]
Q? What would happen to Jezebel?
A. The dogs would eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. [21:23]
Q? What did Ahab do when he heard these words?
A. Ahab tore his clothes, put on sackcloth on his body, and fasted. [21:27]
Q? What did Yahweh do when Ahab humbled himself before him?
A. Yahweh said that he would not bring this disaster in Ahab's day, but would do it in his son's day. [21:29]