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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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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 21:16
18th Century
Theologian
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…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 21:16
19th Century
Bishop
When Ahab heard. —It is characteristic of Ahab that he takes care to ask no question about Naboth’s death, desirous “to be innocen…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 21:16
17th Century
Pastor
And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead , &c.] Of which he was informed by Jezebel:
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 21:5–16
17th Century
Minister
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…