Read 1 Kings 20.1-14
In 21.1- 29: Naboth's vineyard.
In verse 1; Naboth's vineyard was in Jezreel, while the royal palace was in Samaria.
The phrase of Samaria was probably added later by a scribe who was influenced by the David and Bathsheba story in 2 Sam 11-12.
The story is set in Jezreel where Ahab had another palace.
In verse 3: Israelite law forbade the sale of one's ancestral inheritance in perpetuity (Lev 25.23-28).
In verses 8-14: Jezebel's actions show a keen awareness of Israelite law, which required two witnesses in capital cases (Deut 17.6) and condemned blasphemy (lev 24.10-23) and speaking against the king (Ex 22.28).
Her plot against Naboth is not done in ignorance of Israelite tradition but in spite of it.
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