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1 Kings 21:3

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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.
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  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.

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1 Kings 21:3

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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

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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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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.

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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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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