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- The request of Ahab, at first view, appears fair and honourable. But, as he most evidentially wished Naboth to alienate it finally, which was expressly forbidden and provided against in the law of God ("And if¹ thou sellª° oughtª unto thy neighbour,ª or¹ buyestª° [ought] of thy neighbour's² hand,ª¹¹ ye shall not¹ oppressª° oneª¹ another:ª ... But if¹ heª be not ableª¹¹ to restoreª²°° [it] to him, then that which is soldª shall remain¹ in the handª of him that hath boughtª° it until¹ the yearª of jubile:ª and in the jubileª it shall go out,ª° and he shall returnª° unto his possession.ª" {Lev 25:14-28}), it was high iniquity in Ahab to tempt him to do it, and to covet it showed the depravity of his soul. "And when the womanª sawª° that¹ the treeª [was] goodª for food,ª and that¹ itª [was] pleasantª to the eyes,ª and a treeª to be desiredª° to make [one] wise,ª° she tookª° of the fruit¹¹ thereof,² and did eat,ª° and gaveª° alsoª unto her husbandª with¹ her; and he did eat.ª°" {Gen 3:6} + "Thou shalt not¹ covetª° thy neighbour'sª house,ª thou shalt not¹ covetª° thy neighbour'sª wife,ª nor his manservant,ª nor his maidservant,ª nor his ox,ª nor his ass,ª nor any thing¹ that¹ [is] thy neighbour's.ª" {Exd 20:17} + "Neither¹ shalt thou desireª° thy neighbour'sª wife,ª neither¹ shalt thou covetª° thy neighbour'sª house,ª his field,ª or his manservant,ª or his maidservant,ª his ox,ª or his ass,ª or any¹ [thing] that¹ [is] thy neighbour's.ª" {Deu 5:21} + "And he will takeª° your fields,ª and your vineyards,ª and your oliveyards,ª [even] the bestª [of them], and giveª° [them] to his servants.ª" {1Sm 8:14} + "But¹ thine eyesª and thine heartª [are] not¹ but for¹¹¹ thy covetousness,ª and for¹ to shedª° innocentª blood,ª and for¹ oppression,ª and for¹ violence,ª to doª° [it]." {Jer 22:17} + "Woeª to him that covetethª° an evilª covetousnessª to his house,ª that he may setª° his nestª on high,ª that he may be deliveredª° from the powerª¹ of evil!ª ... For¹ the stoneª shall cry outª° of the wall,ª¹ and the beam¹ out² of the timberª¹ shall answerª° it." {Hab 2:9-11} + "Andª he saidª° untoª them,ª Take heed,ª° andª bewareª° ofª covetousness:ª forª a man'sª² lifeª consistethª° notª in² the abundanceª° ofª the things which he² possesseth.ª°¹" {Lke 12:15} + "Butª they that willª° be richª° fallª° intoª temptationª andª a snare,ª andª [into] manyª foolishª andª hurtfulª lusts,ª whichª drownª° menª inª destructionª andª perdition.ª" {1Tm 6:9} + "Butª every manª is tempted,ª° when he is drawn awayª° ofª his ownª lust,ª andª enticed.ª° ... Thenª when lustª hath conceived,ª° it bringeth forthª° sin:²¹ andª sin,ª when it is finished,ª° bringeth forthª° death.ª" {Jms 1:14-15}
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