1 Kings 21:4

What does 1 Kings 21:4 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 21:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Achab came into his house angry and fretting, because of the word that Naboth, the Jezrahelite, had spoken to him, saying: I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And casting himself upon his bed, he turned away his face to the wall, and would eat no bread.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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.

Context

v.3And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

v.4This passage

v.5But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 4:5

    but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

  • Ecclesiastes 7:8

    Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

  • 1 Kings 20:43

    And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.

  • 1 Kings 21:3

    And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

  • Ephesians 4:27

    neither give place to the devil.

  • Isaiah 57:20

    But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt.

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