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1 Kings 21:3–4

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

From verse 4

  1. 1 Kings 20:43Rank 1 from verse 4
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    43And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.

  2. James 1:14Rank 2 from verse 4
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    14But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

  3. 1 Kings 21:3Rank 3 from verse 4
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    3And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

  4. 2 Samuel 13:2Rank 4 from verse 4
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    2And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.

  5. 2 Samuel 13:4Rank 5 from verse 4
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    4And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.

  6. Ecclesiastes 6:9Rank 6 from verse 4
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    9¶ Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

  7. Ecclesiastes 7:8–9Rank 7 from verse 4
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    8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

    9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

  8. Ephesians 4:27Rank 8 from verse 4
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    27Neither give place to the devil.

  9. Genesis 4:5–8Rank 9 from verse 4
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    5But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

    6And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

    7If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

    8And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

  10. Habakkuk 2:9–12Rank 10 from verse 4
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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.

    12¶ Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!

  11. Isaiah 57:20–21Rank 11 from verse 4
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    20But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

    21There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

  12. Job 5:2Rank 12 from verse 4
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    2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

  13. Jonah 4:1Rank 13 from verse 4
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    1BUT it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.

  14. Jonah 4:9Rank 14 from verse 4
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    9And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.

  15. Numbers 22:13–14Rank 15 from verse 4
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    13And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the Lord refuseth to give me leave to go with you.

    14And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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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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1 Kings 21:4

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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heavy

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Sense 1: Of great weight. Sense 2: Grievous, sorrowful, burdened, or hard to bear.

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

COMBINED MEANING

displeased

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of displease, meaning to give offense, cause displeasure, or make angry.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

word

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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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spoken

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1. Uttered, said, declared, addressed, or communicated in words. 2. In 'spoken of,' mentioned, described, or referred to. 3. In 'spoken for,' addressed by request or commendation on another's behalf; in a marriage setting, sought as a spouse. 4. In 'spoken against' or 'evil spoken of,' opposed, contradicted, denounced, or reviled.

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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laid

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Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.

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

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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bed

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Sense 1: A place for rest or sleep. Sense 2: The marriage bed or a place in which something lies. As a verb, to place or lie in a bed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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turned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of turn, meaning to change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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face

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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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eat

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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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.

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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