1 Kings 21:19

1 Kings 21:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall say to him, 'Thus says the Lord, "Have you killed and also taken possession?"' And you shall say to him, 'Thus says the Lord: "In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your own blood."'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Have you murdered and also taken possession?” ’ And you shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs shall lick your blood, even yours.” ’ ”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Give him this message: ‘This is what the Lord says: Wasn’t it enough that you killed Naboth? Must you rob him, too? Because you have done this, dogs will lick your blood at the very place where they licked the blood of Naboth!’”

Context of 1 Kings 21:19

17Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite: 18“Go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who rules in Samaria. He is now in Naboth’s vineyard, where he has gone to take possession of it. Say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Have you not murdered a man and seized his property?’ Then say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: In the place where dogs licked up Naboth’s blood, dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’ ” 20Ahab said to Elijah, “So you have found me, my enemy!” “I have found you,” he answered, “because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord. 21He says, ‘I am going to bring disaster on you. I will wipe out your descendants and cut off from Ahab every last male in Israel—slave or free.

1 Kings 21:19 word by word

וְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ אֵלָ֜יו לֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הֲרָצַ֖חְתָּ וְגַם־יָרָ֑שְׁתָּ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ אֵלָ֜יו לֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה בִּמְק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר לָקְק֤וּ הַכְּלָבִים֙ אֶת־דַּ֣ם נָב֔וֹת יָלֹ֧קּוּ הַכְּלָבִ֛ים אֶת־דָּמְךָ֖ גַּם־אָֽתָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto him, sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Hast thou killedרָצַחrâtsach · to murderH7523
• and also taken possessionיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• In the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• where dogsכֶּ֫לֶבkeleb · dogH3611
• lickedלָקַקlâqaq · to lickH3952
• the bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• of Nabothנָבוֹתnâbôth · NabothH5022

Cross-references for 1 Kings 21:19

• Genesis 3:11And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”
• Genesis 4:9Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
• 2 Samuel 12:9Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in his eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. You killed him with the sword of the Ammonites.
• Micah 3:1Then I said, “Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of Israel. Should you not embrace justice,
• Habakkuk 2:9“Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, setting his nest on high to escape the clutches of ruin!
• 1 Kings 21:29“Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself, I will not bring this disaster in his day, but I will bring it on his house in the days of his son.”
• 1 Kings 22:38They washed the chariot at a pool in Samaria (where the prostitutes bathed), and the dogs licked up his blood, as the word of the Lord had declared.
• Judges 1:7Then Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have picked up scraps under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.” They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
• 2 Samuel 12:11“This is what the Lord says: ‘Out of your own household I am going to bring calamity on you. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight.
• 2 Kings 9:25Jehu said to Bidkar, his chariot officer, “Pick him up and throw him on the field that belonged to Naboth the Jezreelite. Remember how you and I were riding together in chariots behind Ahab his father when the Lord spoke this prophecy against him:
• Esther 7:10So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai. Then the king’s fury subsided.
• Psalms 7:15Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made.
• Psalms 9:16The Lord is known by his acts of justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.
• Psalms 58:10The righteous will be glad when they are avenged, when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.
• Matthew 7:2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 21:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19In the place where dogs licked, etc. - It is in vain to look for a literal fulfillment of this prediction. Thus it would have been fulfilled, but the humiliation of Ahab induced the merciful God to say, I will not bring the evil in his days, but in the days of his son, 1 Kings 21:29. Now dogs did lick the blood of Ahab; but it was at the pool of Samaria, where his chariot and his armor were washed, after he had received his death wound at Ramoth-gilead…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? - These words rebuke especially Ahab‘s indecent haste. He went to Jezreel the very day after Naboth‘s execution 2 Kings 9:26. The prophecy following had a double fulfillment. The main fulfillment was by the casting of the dead body of Jehoram into Naboth‘s plot of ground at Jezreel, where, like Naboth‘s, it was left for the dogs to eat 2 Kings 9:25. This spot, which was just outside the city wall, and close to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-29Verses 17-29 Blessed Paul complains that he was sold under sin, Ro 7:14, as a poor captive against his will; but Ahab was willing, he sold himself to sin; of choice, and as his own act and deed, he loved the dominion of sin. Jezebel his wife stirred him up to do wickedly. Ahab is reproved, and his sin set before his eyes, by Elijah. That man's condition is very miserable, who has made the word of God his enemy; and very desperate, who reckons the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-22Elijah announced God's judgment on Ahab as he was about to take over the vineyard. Since Ahab caused Naboth's death and took his field, Ahab and his family would be destroyed. The prophecy about Ahab's children would come true when Jehu removed Baal worshipers from Israel (2 Kings 9:30–37; 10:1–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1917-19. Hast thou killed, and also taken possession?--While Ahab was in the act of surveying his ill-gotten possession, Elijah, by divine commission, stood before him. The appearance of the prophet, at such a time, was ominous of evil, but his language was much more so (compare Eze 45:8; 46:16-18). Instead of shrinking with horror from the atrocious crime, Ahab eagerly hastened to his newly acquired property.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 21:19

• Ahab
• Dog (Sodomite?)
• Elijah
• Homicide
• Judgments
• Naboth
• Prophecy
• Repentance
• Usurpation
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Abominably
• Ahab
• Blaspheme
• Dog
• Elijah
• Jezebel
• Lay
• Lick
• Naboth
• Provocation

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