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1 Kings 20:33 (KJV)
Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Thy brother Benhadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Benhadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.
 
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Therefore I will sweep away Ba‘sha and his house completely; I will make your house like the house of Yarov‘am(jeroboam) the son of N’vat
 
Ben-Hadad said to him, “I will return the cities my father took from your father. Also you can set up markets for trade in Dammesek, as my father did in Shomron.” “If you put this covenant in writing,” said Ach’av, “I will set you free.” So he made a covenant with him and set him free.
 
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1 Kings 20:36
New International Version (NIV)

So the prophet said, “Because you have not obeyed the LORD, as soon as you leave me a lion will kill you.” And after the man went away, a lion found him and killed him.
 
1 Kings 20:38 (NIV)

[FONT=&quot]Then the prophet went and stood by the road waiting for the king. He disguised himself with his headband down over his eyes[/FONT]
 
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1 Kings 20:39 (NIV)

[FONT=&quot]As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him, “Your servant went into the thick of the battle, and someone came to me with a captive and said, ‘Guard this man. If he is missing, it will be your life for his life,[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT][FONT=&quot] or you must pay a talent[/FONT][FONT=&quot] of silver.’[/FONT]
 
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1 Kings 20:40 (NIV)

[FONT=&quot] While your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared.”[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]“That is your sentence,” the king of Israel said. “You have pronounced it yourself.”[/FONT]
 
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Then he said to the king, “Here is what Adonai says: ‘Because you have let escape the man I had given over to be destroyed, you will pay with your life for his life and with your people for his people.’”
 
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[h=1]1 Kings 21 King James Version (KJV)[/h][FONT=&quot]21 And 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.[/FONT]
 
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Here comes the bribe!

And Ahab spoke to Naboth saying, "Give me your vineyard and I will have it for a vegetable garden since it is near my house, and I will give you instead of it a vineyard which is better than it-if it pleases you, I will give you money, its worth
 
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1 Kings 21:3 (NIV)

[FONT=&quot]But Naboth replied, “The [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Lord[/FONT][FONT=&quot] forbid that I should give you the inheritance[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT][FONT=&quot] of my ancestors.”[/FONT]
 
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1 Kings 21:4 (NIV)

[FONT=&quot]So Ahab went home, sullen and angry[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT][FONT=&quot] because Naboth the Jezreelite had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my ancestors.” He lay on his bed sulking and refused[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT][FONT=&quot] to eat.[/FONT]
 
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[h=1](1 Kings 21:6): ...New American Standard Bible (NASB)[/h]6 So he said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you a vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”
 
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[h=1](1 Kings 21:7): ...New American Standard Bible (NASB)[/h]7 Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now reign over Israel? Arise, eat bread, and let your heart be joyful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”


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