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

2And Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard so that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is close beside my house, and I will give you a better vineyard in place of it; if you prefer, I will give you what it is worth in money.” 3But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid me that I would give you the inheritance of my fathers!” So Ahab entered his house sullen and furious because of the answer that Naboth the Jezreelite had given to him, since he said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed and turned his face away, and ate no food. 5But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, “How is it that your spirit is so sullen that you are not eating food?” 6So he said to her, “It is because I was speaking to Naboth the Jezreelite and saying to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you a vineyard in place of it.’ But he said, ‘I will not 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

• So Ahabאַחְאָב'ach'âb 'echâb · AhabH256
• enteredבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• sullenסַרsar · stubbornH5620
• and furiousזָעֵףzâ‛êph · vexedH2198
• becauseעַל‛al · uponH5921
• answerדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• that Nabothנָבוֹתnâbôth · NabothH5022
• the Jezreeliteיִזְרְעֵאלִיyizre‛ê'lîy · JezreeliteH3158
• had givenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• to him, since he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I will not giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• you the inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• of my fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• And he layשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• downשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• on his bedמִטָּהmiţţâh · bedH4296
• and turnedסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437
• his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• awayסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437
• and ateאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• foodלֶ֫חֶםlechem · foodH3899

Cross-references for 1 Kings 21:4

• Job 5:2For irritation kills the fool, And jealousy brings death to the simple.
• Isaiah 57:20But the wicked are like the tossing sea, For it cannot be quiet, And its waters toss up refuse and mud.
• Jonah 4:1But it greatly displeased Jonah, and he became angry.
• Habakkuk 2:9“Woe to him who makes evil profit for his household, To put his nest on high, To be saved from the hand of catastrophe!
• 1 Kings 21:3But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid me that I would give you the inheritance of my fathers!”
• Numbers 22:13So Balaam got up in the morning and said to Balak’s representatives, “Go back to your land, for the Lord has refused to let me go with you.”
• Genesis 4:5but for Cain and his offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry and his face was gloomy.
• 2 Samuel 13:2But Amnon was so frustrated on account of his sister Tamar that he made himself ill, for she was a virgin, and it seemed too difficult to Amnon to do anything to her.
• Ecclesiastes 6:9What the eyes see is better than what the soul desires. This too is futility and striving after wind.
• Ecclesiastes 7:8The end of a matter is better than its beginning; Patience of spirit is better than arrogance of spirit.
• Ephesians 4:27and do not give the devil an opportunity.
• James 1:14But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.

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