1 Kings 20:43

1 Kings 20:43 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
• New International Version (NIV)Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went to his palace in Samaria.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the king of Israel went to his house vexed and sullen and came to Samaria.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the king of Israel went to his house sullen and displeased, and came to Samaria.

Context of 1 Kings 20:43

41Then the prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes, and [Ahab] the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets. 42He said to the king, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Because you have released from your hand the man [Ben-hadad] whom I had devoted to destruction, your life shall be required for his life, and your people for his people.’ ” So the king of Israel went to his house resentful and sullen, and came to Samaria.

1 Kings 20:43 word by word

וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל עַל־בֵּית֖וֹ סַ֣ר וְזָעֵ֑ף וַיָּבֹ֖א שֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: palaceH1004
• heavyסַרsar · stubbornH5620
• and displeasedזָעֵףzâ‛êph · vexedH2198
• and cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshômerôn · SamariaH8111

Commentaries on 1 Kings 20:43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 43Heavy and displeased - Heavy or afflicted, because of these dreadful tidings; and displeased with the prophet for having announced them. Had he been displeased with himself, and humbled his soul before God, even those judgments, so circumstantially foretold, might have been averted. We have already seen, in 1 Kings 20:30, that according to our text, twenty-seven thousand men were slain by the falling of a wall. Serious doubts are entertained concerning…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 43Heavy and displeased - Rather, “sullen and angry” (and so marginal reference), not repentant, as after Elijah‘s warning 1 Kings 21:27 - not acknowledging the justice of his sentence - but full of sullenness and suppressed anger.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-43Verses 31-43 This encouragement sinners have to repent and humble themselves before God; Have we not heard, that the God of Israel is a merciful God? Have we not found him so? That is gospel repentance, which flows from an apprehension of the mercy of God, in Christ; there is forgiveness with him. What a change is here! The most haughty in prosperity often are most abject in adversity; an evil spirit will thus affect a man in both these conditions. There…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 42-43The Lord had told Ahab to execute Ben-hadad (see Joshua 6:17–21), but Ahab disobeyed. He might have seen the Aramean king as a prize of war (see 1 Samuel 15:1–23). Ahab, the king of Israel, would later regret this mistake. He faced Ben-hadad in another battle, which led to his own death (1 Kings 22:29–37). Instead of learning from the prophet’s warning, Ahab returned home angry and upset.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Samaria
• Ahab
• Mark
• Heavy; Heaviness
• Israel, Kingdom of

Commentaries on 1 Kings 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary