To take possession of it - The goods of traitors appear to have been forfeited to the crown by the Jewish law, as they still are almost univ…

When Ahab heard. —It is characteristic of Ahab that he takes care to ask no question about Naboth’s death, desirous “to be innocen…

And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead , &c.] Of which he was informed by Jezebel:

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When, instead of a suitable helper, a man has an agent for Satan in the form of an artful, unprincipled, yet beloved wife, fatal effects may be exp…