1 Kings 21:1

Ahab Murders Naboth

21:1 After this the following episode took place.1 Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel adjacent to the palace of King Ahab of Samaria.2

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1	tn Heb “after these things.” The words “the following episode took place” are added for stylistic reasons.
2	sn King Ahab of Samaria. Samaria, as the capital of the northern kingdom, here stands for the nation of Israel. map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.