1 Kings 21:16

1 Kings 21:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
• New International Version (NIV)When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of Naboth’s vineyard.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as soon as Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So it was, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

Context of 1 Kings 21:16

14Then they sent word to Jezebel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.” 15When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite who refused to give it to you for silver, since Naboth isn’t alive, but dead.” When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite to take possession of it. 17Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite: 18“Get up and go to meet King Ahab of Israel, who is in Samaria. He’s in Naboth’s vineyard, where he has gone to take possession of it.

1 Kings 21:16 word by word

וַיְהִ֛י כִּשְׁמֹ֥עַ אַחְאָ֖ב כִּ֣י מֵ֣ת נָב֑וֹת וַיָּ֣קָם אַחְאָ֗ב לָרֶ֛דֶת אֶל־כֶּ֛רֶם נָב֥וֹת הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖י לְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, when Ahabאַחְאָב'ach'âb 'echâb · AhabH256
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• that Nabothנָבוֹתnâbôth · NabothH5022
• was deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• rose upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• to go downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• to the vineyardכֶּרֶםkerem · vineyardH3754
• the Jezreeliteיִזְרְעֵאלִיyizre‛ê'lîy · JezreeliteH3158
• to take possessionיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423

Cross-references for 1 Kings 21:16

• 2 Samuel 1:13David inquired of the young man who had brought him the report, “Where are you from?” “I’m the son of a resident alien,” he said. “I’m an Amalekite.”
• 2 Samuel 4:9But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As the Lord lives, the one who has redeemed my life from every distress,
• 2 Samuel 11:25David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Don’t let this matter upset you because the sword devours all alike. Intensify your fight against the city and demolish it.’ Encourage him.”
• 2 Samuel 23:15David was extremely thirsty and said, “If only someone would bring me water to drink from the well at the city gate of Bethlehem!”
• Psalms 50:18When you see a thief, you make friends with him, and you associate with adulterers.
• Isaiah 33:15The one who lives righteously and speaks rightly, who refuses profit from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots and shuts his eyes against evil schemes —
• Obadiah 1:12Do not gloat over your brother in the day of his calamity; do not rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction; do not boastfully mock in the day of distress.
• Romans 1:32Although they know God’s just sentence — that those who practice such things deserve to die — they not only do them, but even applaud others who practice them.
• 2 Peter 2:15They have gone astray by abandoning the straight path and have followed the path of Balaam, the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of wickedness

Commentaries on 1 Kings 21:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16To take possession of it - The goods of traitors appear to have been forfeited to the crown by the Jewish law as they still are almost universally throughout the East. Compare 2 Samuel 16:4.Read the comment
• 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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1614-16. Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession--Naboth's execution having been announced, and his family being involved in the same fatal sentence (2Ki 9:26), his property became forfeited to the crown, not by law, but traditionary usage (see 2Sa 16:4).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 21:16

• Confiscation
• Covetousness
• Dishonesty
• Government
• Homicide
• Indictments
• Jezebel
• King
• Naboth
• Property
• Usurpation
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Ahab
• Jezreelite
• Jezreel, Jezreelite
• Abominably
• Blaspheme
• Lay
• Lick
• Provocation
• Stoning
• Witness

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