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In the Hebrew version of 1 Kings, the story of Naboth’s vineyard follows Ahab’s wars with Aram. The Greek Septuagint places it before them, suggesting the vineyard episode was a late addition that had not yet settled into a fixed place in the book.
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1 Kings 21:1
Hebrew Bible
1 After this the following episode took place. Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel adjacent to the palace of King Ahab of Samaria. 2 Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard so I can make a vegetable garden out of it, for it is adjacent to my palace. I will give you an even better vineyard in its place, or if you prefer, I will pay you silver for it.” 3 But Naboth replied to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that I should sell you my ancestral inheritance.”
LXX 1 Kings 20:1
Septuagint
1 aThere was a vineyard belonging to Naboth the Israelite beside the threshing-floor of Ahab, king of Samaria. 2 Ahab said to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard, and it will be mine for a garden of vegetables because it is close to my house. I will give you another vineyard better than it or if it pleases before you, I will give you silver for the price this vineyard of yours. It will be my garden of vegetables.” 3 Naboth said to Ahab, “May it not be for me to my God to give the inheritance of my father to you.”
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Notes and References
... Chapters 20 and 21 of 1 Kings appear in the Septuagint in the reverse order. This order possibly stems from the secondary character of chapter 21 (the story of Naboth’s vineyard). Solomon’s blessing at the dedication of the Temple (1 Kings 8:12-13) appears in the Septuagint after verse 53, following Solomon’s blessing in prose (verses 14-21) and his prayer, both of which are deuteronomistic additions in the context. ...
Tov, Emanuel
Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible (2nd Revised Edition)
(p. 340) Royal Van Gorcum / Fortress Press, 2001
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