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Naboth said to Ahab, Yahweh forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you.
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Obedience to God's Law
Commentators explain that Naboth's refusal was not based on stubbornness or sentiment but on religious conviction. His response, "The Lord forbid it me," directly references God's law in Leviticus 25, which prohibited the permanent sale of ancestral land. This shows his commitment to obeying God's covenant was greater than his desire to please the king.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Lord forbid it me — or, “Yahweh forbid it me.” Naboth, as a worshipper of Yahweh, not of Baal, considers it would be wrong fo…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Naboth said to Ahab, the Lord forbid it me that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you
Naboth, perhaps, had been pleased that he had a vineyard situated so near the palace, but the situation proved fatal to him. Many people's possessi…
