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1 Kings 21:2

1 Kings 21:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

Give me: The request of Ahab, at first view, appears fair and honourable. But, as he most evidentially wished Naboth to alienate it finally, which was expressly forbidden and provided against in the law of God (), it was high iniquity in Ahab to tempt him to do it, and to covet it showed the depravity of his soul. ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

a garden of herbs: ; ; ;

seem good to thee: Heb. be good in thine eyes, ; ,

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