1 Kings 21:2

And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard [The prediction of Samuel ( 1 Samuel 8:14 ) is being realized], that I may have it for a garden of herbs [as in Deuteronomy 11:10 ; Romans 15:17 ], because it is near unto [Heb. beside ] my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it: or [Heb. omits or ] , if it seem good to thee [Heb. if good in thine eyes ] , I will give thee the worth of it in money. [Heb. I will give to thee silver the price of it . See note on 1 Kings 20:39 . Whatever Ahab's moral weakness, he was certainly a prince of some enterprize. 1 Kings 22:39 speaks of the "cities "which he built. And the palace of Jezreel would seem to have been erected by him. This vineyard was to be one of his improvements.]