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Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (To the Greater Glory of God) Monday, June 19, 2000 11th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial: St. Romuald, Abbot & Religious Founder Reading 1 Kings 21: 1 - 16 The Vineyard Of Naboth -------------------------------- [1] Now Naboth the Jezrahelite had a vineyard in Jezrahel, beside the palace of Achab king of Samaria. [2] And after this Achab said to Naboth, "Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near my house; and I will give you a better vineyard for it; or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its value in money." [3] But Naboth said to Achab, "The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers." [4] And Achab went into his house vexed and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezrahelite had said to him; for he had said, "I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers." And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no food. [5] But Jezabel his wife came to him, and said to him, "Why is your spirit so vexed that you eat no food?" [6] And he said to her, "Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezrahelite, and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it please you, I will give you another vineyard for it’; and he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’" [7] And Jezabel his wife said to him, "Do you now govern Israel? Arise, and eat bread, and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezrahelite." [8] So she wrote letters in Achab's name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who dwelt with Naboth in his city. [9] And she wrote in the letters, "Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people; [10] and set two base fellows opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, ‘You have cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out, and stone him to death." [11] And the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezabel had sent word to them. As it was written in the letters which she had sent to them, [12] they proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. [13] And the two base fellows came in and sat opposite him; and the base fellows brought a charge against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, "Naboth cursed God and the king." So they took him outside the city, and stoned him to death with stones. [14] Then they sent to Jezabel, saying, "Naboth has been stoned; he is dead." [15] As soon as Jezabel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezabel said to Achab, "Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezrahelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead." [16] And as soon as Achab heard that Naboth was dead, Achab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezrahelite, to take possession of it.
Commentary (Optional Reading):
Except for the Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy), commentaries for the "The Navarre Bible" are currently available for the New Testament texts only. Commentaries for the Old Testament texts are still being completed.
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (To the Greater Glory of God) Monday, June 19, 2000
Commentary (Optional Reading):
Source: "The Navarre Bible: Text and Commentaries". Biblical text taken from the Revised Standard Version and New Vulgate. Commentaries made by members of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Navarre, Spain. Published by Four Courts Press, Kill Lane, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland. Printed in Hungary.
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