1 Kings 21:5

1 Kings 21:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
• New International Version (NIV)His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, “Why are you so sullen? Why won’t you eat?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, "Why is your spirit so vexed that you eat no food?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, “Why is your spirit so sullen that you eat no food?”

Context of 1 Kings 21:5

3But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.” 4So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat. Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?” 6Ahab answered, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ And he replied, ‘I will not give you my vineyard!’” 7But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”

1 Kings 21:5 word by word

וַתָּבֹ֥א אֵלָ֖יו אִיזֶ֣בֶל אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ וַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֗יו מַה־זֶּה֙ רוּחֲךָ֣ סָרָ֔ה וְאֵינְךָ֖ אֹכֵ֥ל לָֽחֶם׃Read the interlinear

• Soon his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• Jezebelאִיזֶבֶל'îyzebel · JezebelH348
• came inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• ·אֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• and askedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• Whyמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• are youרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• soזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• sullenסַרsar · stubbornH5620
• that you refuseאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• to eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• to eatלֶ֫חֶםlechem · foodH3899

Cross-references for 1 Kings 21:5

• 1 Kings 21:25(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.
• 1 Kings 16:31And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.
• 1 Kings 18:4for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)
• 1 Kings 19:2So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!”
• Genesis 3:6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
• 2 Samuel 13:4and he asked Amnon, “Why are you, the son of the king, so depressed morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”
• Nehemiah 2:2so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear
• Esther 4:5Then Esther summoned Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs appointed to her, and she dispatched him to Mordecai to learn what was troubling him and why.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 21:5

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-16Verses 5-16 When, instead of a help meet, a man has an agent for Satan, in the form of an artful, unprincipled, yet beloved wife, fatal effects may be expected. Never were more wicked orders given by any prince, than those Jezebel sent to the rulers of Jezreel. Naboth must be murdered under colour of religion. There is no wickedness so vile, so horrid, but religion has sometimes been made a cover for it. Also, it must be done under colour of justice, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-16The writer shares another event where King Ahab reacted with anger and sulking (1 Kings 20:43; 21:4).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 21:5

• Covetousness
• Dishonesty
• Government
• Indictments
• Jezebel
• King
• Naboth
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Jezebel
• Abominably
• Ahab
• Blaspheme
• Lay
• Lick
• Provocation
• Stoning
• Witness
• David

Commentaries on 1 Kings 21

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings