1 Kings 21:3 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And Naboth saith unto Ahab, `Far be it from me, by Jehovah, my giving the inheritance of my fathers to thee;`

English ASV

And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

English Amplified

Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

But Naboth replied, “The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

But Naboth said to Ahab, “I will never give my fathers’ inheritance to you.”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to thee!

English EASY 2024

Naboth replied to Ahab, ‘The Lord will never allow that to happen! It belongs to me because it belonged to my ancestors.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Naboth answered, "By the Lord, I will never give my land to you. This land belongs to my family."

But Naboth said to Ahab, "The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

“I inherited this vineyard from my ancestors,” Naboth replied. “The Lord forbid that I should let you have it!”

English God's Word - GW 1995

Naboth told Ahab, "The Lord has forbidden me to give you what I inherited from my ancestors."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

But Naboth said to Ahab, "I will never give my fathers' inheritance to you."

English KJV 1611

And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

English LSB

But Naboth said to Ahab, “Yahweh forbid me that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

But Naboth said to Ahab, "The LORD forbid me that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

"The LORD forbid," Naboth answered him, "that I should give you my ancestral heritage."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

But Naboth replied to Ahab, “The LORD forbid that I should sell you my ancestral inheritance.”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But Naboth replied, "May the Lord keep me from giving you the land my family handed down to me."

English NIV

But Naboth replied, "The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers."

English NKJ 1982

But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!”

English NLT

But Naboth replied, "The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance that was passed down by my ancestors."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

But Naboth said to Ahab, "The LORD forbid that I should give you my ancestral inheritance."

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But Naboth replied, “Not on your life! That land has been in my family for generations.“

English Tyndale 1537

But Naboth said to Ahab: the LORD forbid that from me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

1 Kings 21:3 — Compare Translations