1 Kings 21:1 Cross References - NSB

¹ Naboth the Jezreelite had a garden in Jezreel, near the house of Ahab, king of Samaria.

¹⁸ Their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

³³ The Midianites, Amalekites, and the desert tribes assembled, crossed the Jordan River, and camped in Jezreel Valley.

¹ The Philistines gathered all their troops at Aphek. The Israelites camped by the spring in Jezreel Valley.

⁴⁵ After a very little time, the heaven became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. Ahab went in his carriage to Jezreel. ⁴⁶ The hand of Jehovah was on Elijah. Jehovah gave special strength to Elijah and he ran ahead of Ahab until they came to Jezreel.

³⁵ A man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbors by the word of Jehovah: »Give me a wound.« But the man would not. ³⁶ Then he said: »Because you have not listened to the voice of Jehovah, immediately after you leave me a lion will kill you.« When he went away a lion came rushing at him and killed him. ³⁷ Then he came across another man, and said: »Give me a wound.« And the man gave him a blow wounding him. ³⁸ So the prophet went away, and pulling his headband over his eyes to keep his face covered. He took his place by the road waiting for the king. ³⁹ When the king went by he cried out to him: »Your servant went out into the fight. A man came to me. He brought a man to me and said: ‘guard this man. Do not let him get away. Your life is the price of his life or you will have to give a talent of silver in payment.’ ⁴⁰ »But while your servant was turning this way and that, he was gone. Then the king of Israel said to him: ‘You are responsible; you have given the decision against yourself.’« ⁴¹ He quickly took the headband from his eyes. The king of Israel saw that he was one of the prophets. ⁴² He said to him: »These are the words of Jehovah: ‘Because you have let go from your hands the man whom I had put to the curse, your life will be taken for his life, and your people for his people.’« ⁴³ Then the king of Israel went back to his house, bitter and angry, he went to Samaria.

²² When he had this trouble, King Ahaz became more unfaithful to Jehovah!

¹³ »After all this and because of our evil-doing and our great sin, and seeing that the punishment that you, O God, have given us, is less than the measure of our sins, and that you have kept from death those of us who are here; ¹⁴ »Are we again to go against your orders, taking wives from among the people who do these disgusting things? Would you not be angry with us till our destruction was complete, till there was not one who got away safe?

¹³ The people did not turn back to him who struck them, or seek Jehovah of Hosts.

³ Jehovah looks for faithfulness. He struck you, but you paid no attention. He crushed you, but you refused to learn. You were stubborn and would not turn from your sins.

⁴ Jehovah said to Hosea: »Name him Jezreel. In a little while I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu. I will cause the kingdom of Israel to cease. ⁵ »It will happen that I will break the bow (strength) of Israel in the valley of Jezrell.«