17 ¶ And the word of the Lord came unto Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab King of Israel, which is in Samaria: lo, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to take possession of it.

19 Therefore shalt thou say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, [a]Hast thou killed, and also gotten possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, [b]In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, shall dogs lick even thy blood also.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 21:19 Dost thou think to have any advantage by murdering of an innocent?
  2. 1 Kings 21:19 This was fulfilled in Jehoram his son, as 2 Kings 9:25, 26.

17 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite: 18 “Go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who rules in Samaria. He is now in Naboth’s vineyard, where he has gone to take possession of it. 19 Say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Have you not murdered a man and seized his property?’(A) Then say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: In the place where dogs licked up Naboth’s blood,(B) dogs(C) will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”

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