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Barnes' Notes on 1 Kings 21:3

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The Lord forbid it me - Or, “Yahweh forbid it me.” Naboth, as a worshipper of Yahweh, not of Baal, considers it would be wrong for him to comply with the king’s request, as contrary to the Law (margin). His was not a mere refusal arising out of a spirit of sturdy independence, or one based upon the sentiment which attaches men to ancestral estates. return to 'Top of Page'
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