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It happened, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
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The Sin of Willful Ignorance
Commentators highlight Ahab's deliberate choice to not ask how Naboth died. He wanted the benefit of the crime—the vineyard—without the burden of knowing the details. This illustrates a dangerous form of self-deception, where one enjoys the fruits of sin while trying to remain 'innocent of the knowledge.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
When Ahab heard. —It is characteristic of Ahab that he takes care to ask no question about Naboth’s death, desirous “to be innocen…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead , &c.] Of which he was informed by Jezebel:
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