1 Kings 21:4
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.
1 Kings 21:4 in other translations
| BSB | So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat. |
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| WEB | Ahab came into his house sullen and angry 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.” He laid himself down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | and Ahab cometh in unto his house, sulky and wroth, because of the word that Naboth the Jezreelite hath spoken unto him when he saith, ‘I do not give to thee the inheritance of my fathers,' and he lieth down on his bed, and turneth round his face, and hath not eaten bread. |
| DARBY | And Ahab came into his house sullen and vexed because of the word that Naboth the Jizreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and ate no bread. |
| BBE | So Ahab came into his house bitter and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him, I will not give you the heritage of my fathers. And stretching himself on the bed with his face turned away, he would take no food. |
| Webster | 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 himself down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread. |
What does 1 Kings 21:4 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 21:1-4
Naboth, perhaps, had been pleased that he had a vineyard situated so near the palace, but the situation proved fatal to him; many a man's possessions have been his snare, and his neighbourhood to greatness, of bad consequence. Discontent is a sin that is its own punishment, and makes men torment themselves. It is a sin that is its own parent; it arises not from the condition, but from the mind: as we find Paul…
1 Kings 21:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 21:4
- 1 Kings 20:43
And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
- James 1:14
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
- Job 5:2
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
- Habakkuk 2:9-12
Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil! Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul. For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it. Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
- 1 Kings 21:3
And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
- Jonah 4:9
And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
- Ecclesiastes 6:9
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
- Isaiah 57:20-21
But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
- 2 Samuel 13:2
And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.
- Jonah 4:1
But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
- Ephesians 4:27
Neither give place to the devil.
- Ecclesiastes 7:8-9
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
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Context
- 1 Kings 21:3
And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
- 1 Kings 21:4
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.
- 1 Kings 21:5
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
1 Kings 21:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y vínose Achâb á su casa triste y enojado, por la palabra que Naboth de Jezreel le había respondido, diciendo: No te daré la heredad de mis padres. Y acostóse en su cama, y volvió su rostro, y no comió pan. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Achab s’en vint à sa maison, triste et irrité, à cause de la parole que Naboth, le Jizreélite, lui avait dite; car il avait dit: Je ne te donnerai pas l’héritage de mes pères. Et il s’étendit sur sa couche, et détourna sa face, et ne mangea pas du pain. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Ahab kam in sein Haus, mißmutig und zornig über das Wort, das Naboth, der Jisreeliter, zu ihm geredet hatte, indem er sprach: Ich will dir das Erbe meiner Väter nicht geben. Und er legte sich auf sein Bett und wandte sein Angesicht ab und aß nichts. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Venit ergo Achab in domum suam indignans, et frendens super verbo quod locutus fuerat ad eum Naboth Jezrahelites, dicens: Non dabo tibi hæreditatem patrum meorum. Et projiciens se in lectulum suum, avertit faciem suam ad parietem, et non comedit panem. |