About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible:

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: Since the Lord had it on my heart to write this blog, I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.
By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted. If you want to read any chapters, just Click the desired Book of the Bible on the Right, and Click on the chapters of that Book of the Bible you want to read. My personal recommendation for those who are just beginning reading the Bible, is to start in the New Testament first.

1 Kings 21:1-29 Ahab Wants Naboth's Vineyard

 

Ahab Wants Naboth's Vineyard

1 Kings 21:1-29                               1 Kings [in Smaller Chunks]

It [happened,] after these things, that Naboth, the Jezreelite, had a vineyard in Jezreel, [next to] the palace of Ahab, [Samaria's] king. And Ahab [spoke] to Naboth, saying, Give me your vineyard, [so] that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is [close] to my house. And I will give you for it, a better vineyard than it [is,] or, if it [seems] good to you, I will give you the [value] of [the vineyard,] in money.

And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord [forbids] me, that I should give the inheritance of my [forefathers] to you. And Ahab [returned] to his house [saddened,] & displeased, because of the [words that] Naboth, the Jezreelite, had spoken to him, I won't give you the inheritance of his [forefathers.]

And [Ahab] laid [himself] down upon his bed, & turned his face away, & [wouldn't] eat [any] bread. But Jezebel, his wife, came to him, & said, Why is your spirit so sad, that you [won't eat] [any] bread?

And [king Ahab told] her, Because I [spoke] to Naboth, the Jezreelite, & said to him, Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it [pleases] you, I will give you another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give you my vineyard. 

And his wife, Jezebel, said to [Ahab, Don't] you now govern the kingdom of Israel? Arise, & eat bread, & let your heart be [happy.] I will give you the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite. 

So, [Jezebel] wrote letters in Ahab's name, & sealed them with his seal, & sent the letters to the elders, & nobles, [who] were in his city, [where] Naboth [lived.] In the letters, [Jezebel] wrote, saying, Proclaim a fast, & [put] Naboth [in a] high [place of respect] among the people.

And [put] 2 [wicked] men [in front of Naboth,] to [testify] against him, saying, You [blasphemed] God, & the king. And then, carry him out, & stone him, [so] he may die. 

And the men of his city, even the elders & nobles, who [resided] in his city, did as Jezebel [requested,] [like] it was written in the letters [that] she had sent them. They proclaimed a fast, & [put] Naboth [in a] high [place of respect,] among the people.

And the two [wicked] men came in there, & sat [in front of Naboth & testified] against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth [blasphemed] God, & the king. Then, they carried [Naboth] out of the city, & stoned him, & he died. 

Then, they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth [has been] stoned, & is dead. And it [happened,] when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, & was dead, [she] said to Ahab, Arise, & take possession of [Naboth's] vineyard, [that] he refused to give you for money. For Naboth isn't alive, but [is] dead.

And it [happened,] when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab rose up & [went] down to [Naboth's] vineyard to take possession of it. And the Word of the Lord came to Elijah, the Tishbite, [a.k.a. prophet,] saying, Arise, & go down to meet Ahab, [Israel's] king, [who] is in Samaria. 

[Look,] he is in the vineyard of Naboth, [where] he [has] gone down to possess it. And you [shall say] to [Ahab,] The Lord [says this, Have] you killed, & also taken possession? 

And you [shall say] to him, The Lord [says this,] In the place where [the] dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs shall lick your blood, even yours. And Ahab said to Elijah, [Have] you found me, O my enemy?

And [Elijah] answered, I have found you, because you have sold yourself to work evil in the sight of the Lord. [Look,] I will bring [calamity] upon you, & will take away your [descendants,] & cut off [all] the [males] from Ahab, & [those who are] shut up & left in Israel.

And [they] will make your house like the [houses] of: Jeroboam, [Nebat's] son, & Baasha, [Ahijah's] son, for [provoking] Me to anger, & [causing] Israel to sin. [1 Kings 12:28-30 [Upon which,] king [Jeroboam] took counsel, & made 2 calves of gold, & said to [the Israelites,] It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem [to sacrifice.]

[See,] your gods, O Israel, [that] brought you up out of the land of Egypt. And [Jeroboam put] one [gold  calf] in BethEl, & the other he put in Dan.] 

And the Lord also [spoke about] Jezebel, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. The dogs shall eat him, [from] Ahab, [who dies] in the city. and him, [who dies] in the field, the [birds] of the air shall eat. 

But there was [no one similar] to Ahab, [who was] stirred up [by] Jezebel, his wife, [who sold] himself to [do such] wickedness in the sight of the Lord. 

And [king Ahab behaved] very abominably [by:] following idols, [like] all [the] things the Amorites did, whom the Lord cast out before the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel. 

And it [happened,] when Ahab heard [these] words, he [tore] his clothes, & put sackcloth upon his [skin,] & fasted, & lay in sackcloth, & [walked timidly.]

And the Word of the Lord came to Elijah, the Tishbite, saying, [Do] you [see] how Ahab [humbles] himself before Me? Because [Ahab humbles] himself before Me, I won't bring the [calamity] [upon him] in his [life,] but [during] his son's [life,] I will bring the [calamity] upon his house.

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