1 Kings 21
Revised Version 1895
1And itcameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961topassהָיָ֛הha.YahH1961afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428things, thatNabothלְנָב֥וֹתle.na.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158had avineyardכֶּ֧רֶםKe.remH3754,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֑אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157, hard by thepalaceהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.
2AndAhabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256spake untoNabothנָב֣וֹת׀na.VotH5022,sayingלֵאמֹר֩׀le.MorH559,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414meאֶל־'el-H413thyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֜kar.me.KhaH3754, that I may have it for agardenלְגַן־le.gan-H1588of herbs,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588it isnearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138unto myhouseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004; and I willgiveוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414thee for it abetterט֣וֹבTovH2896vineyardכֶּ֖רֶםKe.remH3754thanמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480it: or,ifאִ֚ם'imH518itseemבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869goodH2896to thee, I willgiveאֶתְּנָה־'e.te.nah-H5414thee the worth of it inmoneyכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701.
4AndAhabאַחְאָ֨ב'ach.'AvH256cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935intoH413hishouseבֵּית֜וֹbei.ToH1004heavy and displeasedbecauseעַל־'al-H5921of thewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Nabothנָבוֹת֙na.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158hadspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to him: for he hadsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414thee theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159of myfathersאֲבוֹתָ֑י'a.vo.TaiH1. And helaidוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901himdownH7901uponעַל־'al-H5921hisbedמִטָּת֔וֹmi.ta.ToH4296, andturnedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437awayH5437hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440, and wouldeatאָ֥כַל'A.khalH398noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
6And hesaidH559untoherאֵלֶ֗יהָ'e.Lei.haH413,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I spake untoNabothנָב֨וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֜יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158, andsaidH559unto him,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414meאֶל־'el-H413thyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֙kar.me.KhaH3754formoneyבְּכֶ֔סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701; orelseא֚וֹ'oH176,ifאִם־'im-H518it please thee, I willgiveאֶתְּנָה־'e.te.nah-H5414theeanotherH3808vineyardכֶ֖רֶםKhe.remH3754for it: and heansweredH559, I willnotH3808giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414thee myvineyardכַּרְמִֽי׃kar.MiH3754.
7AndJezebelאִיזֶ֣בֶל'i.Ze.velH348hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, Dost thounowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258govern thekingdomמְלוּכָ֖הme.lu.KhahH4410ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?ariseק֤וּםkumH6965, andeatאֱכָל־'e.khol-H398breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899, andletH5414thineheartלִבֶּ֔ךָli.Be.khaH3820bemerryוְיִטַ֣בve.yi.TavH3190: I willgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414thee thevineyardכֶּ֖רֶםKe.remH3754ofNabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃hai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.
8SoH7971sheאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wroteוַתִּכְתֹּ֤בva.tikh.ToH3789lettersסְפָרִים֙se.fa.RimH5612inAhab’sאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034, andsealedוַתַּחְתֹּ֖םva.tach.TomH2856them with hissealבְּחֹתָמ֑וֹbe.cho.ta.MoH2368, andsentH7971thelettersסְפָרִ֗יםhas.fa.rimH5612unto theeldersהַזְקֵנִ֤יםhaz.ke.NimH2205and to thenoblesהַֽחֹרִים֙ha.cho.RimH2715that were in hiscityבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.RoH5892, and thatdweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427withNabothנָבֽוֹת׃na.VotH5022.
10andsetוְ֠הוֹשִׁיבוּVe.ho.shi.vuH3427twoשְׁנַ֨יִםshe.Na.yimH8147menH376,sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Belial,beforeH5048him, and let them bear witnessagainstH5048him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou didstcurseבֵּרַ֥כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and thekingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428. And thencarryH3318himoutH3318, andstoneוְסִקְלֻ֖הוּve.sik.Lu.huH5619him, that hedieוְיָמֹֽת׃ve.ya.MotH4191.
11And themenH376of hiscityעִיר֜וֹi.RoH5892,evenH6213theeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֣יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205and thenoblesוְהַחֹרִ֗יםve.ha.cho.RimH2715whodweltהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in hiscityבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.RoH5892,didH6213asJezebelאִיזָ֑בֶל'i.Za.velH348hadsentשָׁלְחָ֥הsha.le.ChahH7971unto them,accordingH413as it waswrittenכָּתוּב֙ka.TuvH3789in thelettersבַּסְּפָרִ֔יםba.se.fa.RimH5612whichH834sheH834hadsentשָׁלְחָ֖הsha.le.ChahH7971unto them.
13And thetwoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147menH376,sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Belial,cameH935in andsatוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427beforeH5048him: and themenH376of Belial bare witnessagainstH5048him,evenאֶת־'et-H853againstH5048Nabothנָב֗וֹתna.VotH5022, in thepresenceH5048of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Nabothנָב֛וֹתna.VotH5022didH376curseבֵּרַ֥ךְbe.RakhH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and thekingוָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428. Then theycarriedH935himforthH3318outH3318of thecityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892, andstonedוַיִּסְקְלֻ֥הוּvai.yis.ke.Lu.huH5619him withstonesבָאֲבָנִ֖יםva.'a.va.NimH68, that hediedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.
15And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenJezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thatNabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022wasstonedסֻקַּ֥לsu.KalH5619, and wasdeadוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191, thatJezebelאִיזֶ֜בֶל'i.Ze.velH348saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559toAhabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256,Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,takeרֵ֞שׁreshH3423possessionH3423of thevineyardכֶּ֣רֶם׀Ke.remH3754ofNabothנָב֣וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֗יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834herefusedמֵאֵן֙me.'EnH3985togiveלָתֶת־la.tet-H5414thee formoneyבְכֶ֔סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701: forNabothנָב֛וֹתna.VotH5022isnotאֵ֥ין'einH369aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416, butdeadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.
16And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256heardכִּשְׁמֹ֥עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thatNabothנָב֑וֹתna.VotH5022wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191, thatAhabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256roseH6965upH6965togoלָרֶ֛דֶתla.Re.detH3381downH3381to thevineyardכֶּ֛רֶםKe.remH3754ofNabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158, totakeלְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ סle.rish.ToH3423possessionH3423of it.
18Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,goרֵ֗דRedH3381downH3381tomeetH7125Ahabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichH834dwelleth inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111:beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, he is in thevineyardבְּכֶ֣רֶםbe.Khe.remH3754ofNabothנָב֔וֹתna.VotH5022, whither he isgoneH3381downיָ֥רַדYa.radH3381totakeלְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃le.rish.ToH3423possessionH3423of it.
19And thou shaltspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696unto him,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Hast thoukilledהֲרָצַ֖חְתָּha.ra.Tzach.taH7523, and alsotakenH3423possessionיָרָ֑שְׁתָּya.Ra.she.taH3423? and thou shaltspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696unto him,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, In theplaceבִּמְק֗וֹםbim.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834dogsהַכְּלָבִים֙ha.ke.la.VimH3611lickedלָקְק֤וּla.ke.KuH3952thebloodדַּ֣םdamH1818ofNabothנָב֔וֹתna.VotH5022shalldogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611lickיָלֹ֧קּוּya.Lo.kuH3952thybloodדָּמְךָ֖da.me.KhaH1818,evenH1571thine.
20AndAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, Hast thoufoundהַֽמְצָאתַ֖נִיham.tza.Ta.niH4672meאֶל־'el-H413, O mineenemyאֹיְבִ֑י'o.ye.ViH341? And heansweredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I havefoundמָצָ֔אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672thee:becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282thou hastsoldהִתְמַכֶּרְךָ֔hit.ma.ker.KhaH4376thyself todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thatwhichH5869isevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
21Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willbringמֵבִ֤יאme.vi'H935evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451uponH935thee, and will utterly sweep theeawayאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310, and willcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772fromAhabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256everyמַשְׁתִּ֣יןmash.TinH8366man child, and him that isshutוְעָצ֥וּרve.'a.TzurH6113upH935and him that isleftוְעָז֖וּבve.'a.ZuvH5800at large inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:
22and I willmakeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414thinehouseבֵּיתְךָ֗bei.te.KhaH1004like thehouseכְּבֵית֙ke.VeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028, and like thehouseוּכְבֵ֖יתu.khe.VeitH1004ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֣אba'.Sha'H1201thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhijahאֲחִיָּ֑ה'a.chi.YahH281, for the provocation wherewith thou hastprovokedH3707meאֶל־'el-H413toangerהִכְעַ֔סְתָּhikh.'As.taH3707, and hastmadeH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinוַֽתַּחֲטִ֖אva.ta.cha.Ti'H2398.
25(But there wasnoneH3808like untoAhabכְאַחְאָ֔בkhe.'ach.'AvH256,whichH834didH6213sellהִתְמַכֵּ֔רhit.ma.KerH4376himselfH3808todoH6213thatwhichH834wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,whomH834Jezebelאִיזֶ֥בֶל'i.Ze.velH348hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802stirredהֵסַ֥תָּהhe.Sa.tahH5496upאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853.
26And hedidH6213veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966abominablyוַיַּתְעֵ֣בvai.yat.'EvH8581infollowingH310idolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֑יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544,accordingH310toallכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605that theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567didH6213,whomH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068castH3423outH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.)
27And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenAhabאַחְאָ֜ב'ach.'AvH256heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085thoseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697, that he rent hisclothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899, andputוַיָּֽשֶׂם־vai.ya.sem-H7760sackclothשַׂ֥קsakH8242uponעַל־'al-H5921hisfleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320, andfastedוַיָּצ֑וֹםvai.ya.TzomH6684, andlayוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901insackclothבַּשָּׂ֔קba.SakH8242, andwentוַיְהַלֵּ֖ךְvay.ha.LekhH1980softly.
29Seest thouhowכִּֽי־ki-H3588Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256humblethhimselfנִכְנַ֥עnikh.Na'H3665beforeH6440meH6440?becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he humblethhimselfנִכְנַ֣עnikh.Na'H3665beforeH6440meH6440, I willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808bringאָבִ֤יא'a.vi'H935theevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451in hisdaysבְּיָמָ֔יוbe.ya.MavH3117: but in hisson’sבְנ֔וֹve.NoH1121daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117will Ibringאָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'H935theevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451uponעַל־'al-H5921hishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.
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
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