Berean Standard Bible
1 Kings 21:17-24
18“Get upק֣וּםkumH6965and go downרֵ֗דRedH3381to meetלִקְרַ֛אתlik.RatH7122Ahabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111.Seeהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, he isin the vineyardבְּכֶ֣רֶםbe.Khe.remH3754of Nabothנָב֔וֹתna.VotH5022,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he has goneיָ֥רַד שָׁ֖םYa.rad shamH3381H8033to take possession of itלְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃le.rish.ToH3423.
19Tellוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696himאֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413that this is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559אָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Have you not murderedהֲרָצַ֖חְתָּha.ra.Tzach.taH7523a manandוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571seized his landיָרָ֑שְׁתָּya.Ra.she.taH3423?’Then tell himוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ אֵלָ֜יו לֵאמֹ֗רve.di.bar.Ta 'e.Lav le.MorH1696H413H559that this is also whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘In the placeבִּמְק֗וֹםbim.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the dogsהַכְּלָבִים֙ha.ke.la.VimH3611אֶת־'et-H853licked upלָקְק֤וּla.ke.KuH3952the bloodדַּ֣םdamH1818of Nabothנָב֔וֹתna.VotH5022, there alsothe dogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611אֶת־'et-H853will lick upיָלֹ֧קּוּya.Lo.kuH3952your bloodדָּמְךָ֖da.me.KhaH1818—yesגַּם־gam-H1571,yoursאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859!’”
20When Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452arrived,Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֶל־'el-H413, “So you have found me outהַֽמְצָאתַ֖נִיham.tza.Ta.niH4672,my enemyאֹיְבִ֑י'o.ye.ViH341.”He repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have found you outמָצָ֔אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282you have sold yourselfהִתְמַכֶּרְךָ֔hit.ma.ker.KhaH4376to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
21This is what the LORD saysהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005: ‘I will bringמֵבִ֤יאme.vi'H935calamityרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451on youאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khaH413and consumeוּבִעַרְתִּ֖יu.vi.'ar.TiH1197your descendantsאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310;I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772from Ahabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256every maleמַשְׁתִּ֣יןmash.TinH8366בְּקִ֔ירbe.KirH7023in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,both slaveוְעָצ֥וּרve.'a.TzurH6113and freeוְעָז֖וּבve.'a.ZuvH5800.
22I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853your houseבֵּיתְךָ֗bei.te.KhaH1004like thatכְּבֵית֙ke.VeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028and like thatוּכְבֵ֖יתu.khe.VeitH1004of Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֣אba'.Sha'H1201sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֑ה'a.chi.YahH281,becauseאֶל־'el-H413you have provokedהִכְעַ֔סְתָּhikh.'As.taH3707My angerהַכַּ֙עַס֙ha.Ka.'asH3708אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834and caused Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to sinוַֽתַּחֲטִ֖אva.ta.cha.Ti'H2398אֶת־'et-H853.’
23And the LORDיְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑רYah.weh le.MorH3068H559alsoוְגַ֨ם־ve.Gam-H1571speaksדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerning Jezebelלְאִיזֶ֔בֶלle.'i.Ze.velH348: ‘The dogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611will devourיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398אֶת־'et-H853Jezebelאִיזֶ֖בֶל'i.Ze.velH348by the wallבְּחֵ֥לbe.ChelH2426of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.’
24Anyone belonging to Ahabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256who diesהַמֵּ֤תha.MetH4191in the cityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892will be eatenיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398by dogsהַכְּלָבִ֑יםha.ke.la.VimH3611,and anyone who diesוְהַמֵּת֙ve.ha.MetH4191in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704will be eatenיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398by the birdsע֥וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.”
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
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