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

2One day Ahab said to Naboth, “Since your vineyard is so convenient to my palace, I would like to buy it to use as a vegetable garden. I will give you a better vineyard in exchange, or if you prefer, I will pay you for it.” 3But Naboth replied, “The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance that was passed down by my ancestors.” So Ahab went home angry and sullen because of Naboth’s answer. The king went to bed with his face to the wall and refused to eat! 5“What’s the matter?” his wife Jezebel asked him. “What’s made you so upset that you’re not eating?” 6“I asked Naboth to sell me his vineyard or trade it, but he refused!” Ahab told her.

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 5:2Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.
• Isaiah 57:20“But those who still reject me are like the restless sea, which is never still but continually churns up mud and dirt.
• Jonah 4:1This change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he became very angry.
• Habakkuk 2:9“What sorrow awaits you who build big houses with money gained dishonestly! You believe your wealth will buy security, putting your family’s nest beyond the reach of danger.
• 1 Kings 21:3But Naboth replied, “The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance that was passed down by my ancestors.”
• Numbers 22:13The next morning Balaam got up and told Balak’s officials, “Go on home! The Lord will not let me go with you.”
• Genesis 4:5but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.
• 2 Samuel 13:2Amnon became so obsessed with Tamar that he became ill. She was a virgin, and Amnon thought he could never have her.
• Ecclesiastes 6:9Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless—like chasing the wind.
• Ecclesiastes 7:8Finishing is better than starting. Patience is better than pride.
• Ephesians 4:27for anger gives a foothold to the devil.
• James 1:14Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away.

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