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Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard so that I can use it as a vegetable garden since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place, or if you prefer, I will pay you its worth in money.” But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”

[a]So Ahab entered his palace furious that Naboth, the Jezreelite, had said to him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He laid down upon his bed and turned his face away, refusing to eat anything.

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  1. 1 Kings 21:4 The conspiracy that Ahab and Jezebel weave against the just and faithful Naboth confirms the depths they have sunk to. In their struggle for power and control, they will stop at nothing to get what they want.