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1 Kings 21:2–3

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And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.
And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
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From verse 2

  1. 1 Samuel 8:14Rank 1 from verse 2
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    14And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.

  2. 1 Timothy 6:9Rank 2 from verse 2
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    9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

  3. James 1:14–15Rank 3 from verse 2
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    14But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

    15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

  4. 1 Samuel 29:6Rank 4 from verse 2
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    6¶ Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the Lord liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.

  5. 1 Samuel 8:6Rank 5 from verse 2
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    6¶ But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.

  6. 2 Kings 9:27Rank 6 from verse 2
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    27¶ But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.

  7. Deuteronomy 11:10Rank 7 from verse 2
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    10¶ For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs:

  8. Deuteronomy 5:21Rank 8 from verse 2
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    21Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour’s wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour’s house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

  9. Ecclesiastes 2:5Rank 9 from verse 2
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    5I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:

  10. Exodus 20:17Rank 10 from verse 2
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    17Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

  11. Genesis 16:6Rank 11 from verse 2
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    6But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.

  12. Genesis 3:6Rank 12 from verse 2
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    6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

  13. Habakkuk 2:9–11Rank 13 from verse 2
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    9¶ Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

    10Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.

    11For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

  14. Jeremiah 22:17Rank 14 from verse 2
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    17But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

  15. Luke 12:15Rank 15 from verse 2
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    15And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

  16. Song of Solomon 4:15Rank 16 from verse 2
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    15A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.

From verse 3

  1. Numbers 36:7Rank 1 from verse 3
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    7So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

  2. Leviticus 25:23Rank 2 from verse 3
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    23¶ The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.

  3. Ezekiel 46:18Rank 3 from verse 3
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    18Moreover the prince shall not take of the people’s inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.

  4. 1 Chronicles 11:19Rank 4 from verse 3
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    19And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.

  5. 1 Corinthians 6:15Rank 5 from verse 3
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    15Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.

  6. 1 Samuel 12:23Rank 6 from verse 3
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    23Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:

  7. 1 Samuel 24:6Rank 7 from verse 3
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    6And he said unto his men, The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord.

  8. Galatians 6:14Rank 8 from verse 3
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    14But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

  9. Genesis 44:17Rank 9 from verse 3
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    17And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

  10. Genesis 44:7Rank 10 from verse 3
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    7And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

  11. Job 27:5Rank 11 from verse 3
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    5God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.

  12. Joshua 22:29Rank 12 from verse 3
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    29God forbid that we should rebel against the Lord, and turn this day from following the Lord, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the Lord our God that is before his tabernacle.

  13. Joshua 24:16Rank 13 from verse 3
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    16And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods;

  14. Romans 3:31Rank 14 from verse 3
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    31Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

  15. Romans 3:4Rank 15 from verse 3
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    4God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

  16. Romans 3:6Rank 16 from verse 3
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    6God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?

  17. Romans 6:15Rank 17 from verse 3
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    15What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.

  18. Romans 6:2Rank 18 from verse 3
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    2God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

  19. Romans 7:13Rank 19 from verse 3
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    13Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

  20. Romans 7:7Rank 20 from verse 3
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    7What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

  21. 1 Samuel 26:9–11Rank 21 from verse 3
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    9And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless?

    10David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.

    11The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

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1 Kings 21:2

COMBINED MEANING

spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

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COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

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COMBINED MEANING

better

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Sense 1: More excellent, more fitting, or to a greater degree. Sense 2: To improve or make better.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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seem

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To appear, be regarded, or be fitting.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

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worth

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Value, price, usefulness, or comparative importance; in the older phrase woe worth, may woe befall.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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1 Kings 21:3

COMBINED MEANING

should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

inheritance

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A possession, portion, or heritage received by descent, allotment, promise, or divine gift.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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21:1AND it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

21:2And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.

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21:3And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

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21:4And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.

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