1 Kings 21 · Verse 28

1 Kings 21:28

And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
1 Kings 21:28, King James Version

1 Kings 21:28 in other translations

BSBThen the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying:
WEBThe LORD’s word came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
ASVAnd the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
YLTAnd the word of Jehovah is unto Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
DARBYAnd the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
BBEThen the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
WebsterAnd the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

What does 1 Kings 21:28 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 21:27-29

27-29. Ahab ... rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly--He was not obdurate, like Jezebel. This terrible announcement made a deep impression on the king's heart, and led, for a while, to sincere repentance. Going softly, that is, barefoot, and with a pensive manner, within doors. He manifested all the external signs, conventional and natural, of the…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 21:17-29

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…

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1 Kings 21:28 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it cameH1961
דְּבַר\־de.var-[the] word ofH1697
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אֵלִיָּ֥הוּ'e.li.Ya.huElijahH452
הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖יha.tish.Bithe TishbiteH8664
לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • 1 Kings 21:27

    And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

  • 1 Kings 21:28

    And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

  • 1 Kings 21:29

    Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son’s days will I bring the evil upon his house.

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1 Kings 21:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces fué palabra de Jehová á Elías Thisbita, diciendo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et la parole de l’ Éternel vint à Élie, le Thishbite, disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da geschah das Wort Jehovas zu Elia, dem Tisbiter, also:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et factus est sermo Domini ad Eliam Thesbiten, dicens: