Naboth (Easton)

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Fruits, 'the Jezreelite,' was the owner of a portion of ground on the eastern slope of the hill of Jezreel (2 Kings 9:25,26 ). This small 'plat of ground' seems to have been all he possessed. It was a vineyard, and lay 'hard by the palace of Ahab' (1 Kings 21:1,2 ), who greatly coveted it. Naboth,"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause! Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter N Bible Dictionaries Naboth Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Nabal Next Entry Nachon Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Naboth Thompson Chain Reference Naboth Dictionaries American Tract Society Naboth Chabad Knowledge Base Naboth Easton's Bible Dictionary Naboth Fausset Bible Dictionary Naboth Holman Bible Dictionary Naboth (2) Naboth Hitchcock Bible Names Naboth Hastings' BibleDictionary Naboth Morrish Bible Dictionary Naboth Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Naboth People's Bible Dictionary Naboth Smith Bible Dictionary Naboth Watson's Theological Dictionary Naboth Encyclopedias International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Naboth Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Naboth McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Naboth The Nuttall Encyclopedia Naboth The Jewish Encyclopedia Naboth Lexicons נָבוֹת Fruits, "the Jezreelite," was the owner of a portion of ground on the eastern slope of the hill of Jezreel ( 2 Kings 9:25,26 ). This small "plat of ground" seems to have been all he possessed. It was a vineyard, and lay "hard by the palace of Ahab" ( 1 Kings 21:1,2 ), who greatly coveted it. Naboth, however, refused on any terms to part with it to the king. He had inherited it from his fathers, and no Israelite could lawfully sell his property ( Leviticus 25:23 ). Jezebel, Ahab's wife, was grievously offended at Naboth's refusal to part with his vineyard. By a crafty and cruel plot she compassed his death. His sons also shared his fate ( 2 Kings 9:26 ; 1 Kings 21:19 ). She then came to Ahab and said, "Arise, take possession of the vineyard; for Naboth is not alive, but dead." Ahab arose and went forth into the garden which had so treacherously and cruelly been acquired, seemingly enjoying his new possession, when, lo, Elijah suddenly appeared before him and pronounced against him a fearful doom ( 1 Kings 21:17-24 ). Jehu and Bidcar were with Ahab at this time, and so deeply were the words of Elijah imprinted on Jehu's memory that many years afterwards he refers to them ( 2 Kings 9:26 ), and he was the chief instrument in inflicting this sentence on Ahab and Jezebel and all their house (9:30-37). The house of Ahab was extinguished by him. Not one of all his great men and his kinsfolk and his priests did Jehu spare (10:11). Ahab humbled himself at Elijah's words ( 1 Kings 21:28,29 ), and therefore the prophecy was fulfilled not in his fate but in that of his son Joram ( 2 Kings 9:25 ). The history of Naboth, compared with that of Ahab and Jezebel, furnishes a remarkable illustration of the law of a retributive providence, a law which runs through all history (Compare Psalm 109:17,18 ).

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)