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He said to her, Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it please you, I will give you [another] vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give you my vineyard.
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Deception by Omission
Commentator John Gill points out that when Ahab recounted the event to Jezebel, he told a half-truth. He conveniently omitted Naboth's reason for refusal—that it was based on God's law concerning ancestral land. By concealing this crucial detail, Ahab deceptively portrayed Naboth as merely stubborn and himself as the victim, which fueled Jezebel's wicked plan.
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1 Kings
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Reformed Baptist
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