1 Kings 21:4

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

2Ahab told Naboth, “Give me your vineyard. It will become my vegetable garden because it is near my house. I will give you a better vineyard for it. Or if you prefer, I will pay you a fair price for it.” 3Naboth told Ahab, “The Lord has forbidden me to give you what I inherited from my ancestors.” Resentful and upset, Ahab went home because of what Naboth from Jezreel had told him. (⌞Naboth had said,⌟ “I will not give you what I inherited from my ancestors.”) So Ahab lay on the couch, turned his face ⌞from everyone⌟, and refused to eat. 5His wife Jezebel came to him and asked, “Why are you so resentful of everything? Why don’t you eat?” 6He told her, “I talked to Naboth from Jezreel. I said to him, ‘Sell me your vineyard. Or, if you like, I’ll give you another vineyard for it.’ But he said, ‘I won’t give you my vineyard.’ ”

1 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 5:2Certainly, anger kills a stubborn fool, and jealousy murders a gullible person.
• Isaiah 57:20But the wicked are like the churning sea. It isn’t quiet, and its water throws up mud and slime.
• Jonah 4:1Jonah was very upset about this, and he became angry.
• Habakkuk 2:9“ ‘How horrible it will be for the one who uses violence to get things for his own household in order to set his nest up high and save himself from disaster.’
• 1 Kings 21:3Naboth told Ahab, “The Lord has forbidden me to give you what I inherited from my ancestors.”
• Numbers 22:13When Balaam got up in the morning, he said to Balak’s princes, “Go back to your own country, because the Lord has refused to let me go with you.”
• Genesis 4:5but he didn’t approve of Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry and was disappointed.
• 2 Samuel 13:2Amnon was so obsessed with his half sister Tamar that he made himself sick. It seemed impossible for him to be alone with her because she was a virgin.
• Ecclesiastes 6:9It is better to look at what is in front of you than to go looking for what you want. Even this is pointless. ⌞It’s like⌟ trying to catch the wind.
• Ecclesiastes 7:8The end of something is better than its beginning. It is better to be patient than arrogant.
• Ephesians 4:27Don’t give the devil any opportunity ⌞to work⌟.
• James 1:14Everyone is tempted by his own desires as they lure him away and trap him.

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

Topics related to 1 Kings 21:4

• Anger
• Covetousness
• Dishonesty
• Indictments
• King
• Naboth
• 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