Christian Standard Bible
1 Kings 21:4
4So Ahab went to his palace resentful and angry because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had told him. He had said, “I will not give you my ancestors’ inheritance.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and didn’t eat any food.
1 Kings 21:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
- New International Version (NIV)So Ahab went home, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my ancestors.” He lay on his bed sulking and refused to eat.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Ahab went into his house vexed and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him, for he had said, "I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers." And he lay down on his bed and turned away his face and would eat no food.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So Ahab went into his house sullen and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no food.
Context of 1 Kings 21:4
2So Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard so I can have it for a vegetable garden, since it is right next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place, or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.” 3But Naboth said to Ahab, “As the Lord is my witness, I will never give my ancestors’ inheritance to you.” So Ahab went to his palace resentful and angry because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had told him. He had said, “I will not give you my ancestors’ inheritance.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and didn’t eat any food. 5Then his wife Jezebel came to him and said to him, “Why are you so upset that you refuse to eat?” 6“Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite,” he replied. “I told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you a vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I won’t give you my vineyard! ’”
Read all of 1 Kings 211 Kings 21:4 word by word
וַיָּבֹא֩ אַחְאָ֨ב אֶל־בֵּית֜וֹ סַ֣ר וְזָעֵ֗ף עַל־הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלָ֗יו נָבוֹת֙ הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔י וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לֹֽא־אֶתֵּ֥ן לְךָ֖ אֶת־נַחֲלַ֣ת אֲבוֹתָ֑י וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙ עַל־מִטָּת֔וֹ וַיַּסֵּ֥ב אֶת־פָּנָ֖יו וְלֹֽא־אָ֥כַל לָֽחֶם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Ahabאַחְאָב'ach'âb 'echâb · AhabH256
- cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- into his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- heavyסַרsar · stubbornH5620
- and displeasedזָעֵףzâ‛êph · vexedH2198
- because of the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- which Nabothנָבוֹתnâbôth · NabothH5022
- the Jezreeliteיִזְרְעֵאלִיyizre‛ê'lîy · JezreeliteH3158
- had spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- to him: for he had saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- I will not giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- thee the inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
- of my fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- And he laid him downשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
- upon his bedמִטָּהmiţţâh · bedH4296
- and turned awayסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437
- his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
- and would eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- no breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · foodH3899
Cross-references for 1 Kings 21:4
- Job 5:2For anger kills a fool, and jealousy slays the gullible.
- Isaiah 57:20But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its water churns up mire and muck.
- Jonah 4:1Jonah was greatly displeased and became furious.
- Habakkuk 2:9Woe to him who dishonestly makes wealth for his house to place his nest on high, to escape the grasp of disaster!
- 1 Kings 21:3But Naboth said to Ahab, “As the Lord is my witness, I will never give my ancestors’ inheritance to you.”
- Numbers 22:13So Balaam got up the next morning and said to Balak’s officials, “Go back to your land, because the Lord has refused to let me go with you.”
- Genesis 4:5but he did not have regard for Cain and his offering. Cain was furious, and he looked despondent.
- 2 Samuel 13:2Amnon was frustrated to the point of making himself sick over his sister Tamar because she was a virgin, but it seemed impossible to do anything to her.
- Ecclesiastes 6:9Better what the eyes see than wandering desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 7:8The end of a matter is better than its beginning; a patient spirit is better than a proud spirit.
- Ephesians 4:27and don’t give the devil an opportunity.
- James 1:14But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desire.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 21:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4He laid him down upon his bed - Poor soul! he was lord over ten-twelfths of the land, and became miserable because he could not get a poor man's vineyard added to all that he possessed! It is a true saying, "That soul in which God dwells not, has no happiness: and he who has God has a satisfying portion." Every privation and cross makes an unholy soul unhappy; and privations and crosses it must ever meet with, therefore: - "Where'er it goes is hell…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Upon his bed - That is, “upon his couch.” The Jews, like other Orientals, reclined upon couches at their meals (Amos 6:4; Ezekiel 23:41, etc.). Ahab turns his face toward the back of the couch, rejecting all converse with others, and so remains, after the banquet is served, refusing to partake of it. Such an open manifestation of ill temper is thoroughly characteristic of an Oriental king.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4sullen and angry: Ahab reacted the same way when God's prophet scolded him (1 Kings 20:43). A stubborn, self-centered person can easily become sullen (1 Kings 21:16, 20, 25–26; see 16:31–32; 18:10, 17; 20:42–43; 22:3, 27–30).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. turned away his face--either to conceal from his attendants the vexation of spirit he felt, or, by the affectation of great sorrow, rouse them to devise some means of gratifying his wishes. 1Ki 21:5-16. Jezebel Causes Naboth to Be Stoned.Read the comment
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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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