1 Kings 21:4

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.

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WEBBE

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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וַיָּבֹא vai·ya·vo' and he went H935 אַחְאָב 'ach·'av Ahab H256 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 בֵּיתוֹ bei·to house his H1004 סַר sar sullen H5620 וְזָעֵף ve·za·'ef and furious H2198 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 הַדָּבָר ha·da·var the word H1697 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- which H834 דִּבֶּר di·ber he had spoken H1696 אֵלָיו 'e·lav to him H413 נָבוֹת na·vot Naboth H5022 הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִי hai·yiz·re·'e·li the Jezreelite H3158 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 לֹא־ lo'- not H3808 אֶתֵּן 'e·ten I will give H5414 לְךָ le·kha to you H9031 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 נַחֲלַת na·cha·lat [the] inheritance of H5159 אֲבוֹתָי 'a·vo·tai ancestors my H1 וַיִּשְׁכַּב vai·yish·kav and he lay down H7901 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 מִטָּתוֹ mi·ta·to bed his H4296 וַיַּסֵּב vai·ya·sev and he turned around H5437 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 פָּנָיו pa·nav face his H6440 וְלֹא־ ve·lo'- and not H3808 אָכַל 'a·khal he ate H398 לָחֶם la·chem food H3899

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 contented in a prison, so Ahab was discontented in a palace. He had all the delights of Canaan, that pleasant land, at command; the wealth of a kingdom, the pleasures of a court, and the honours and powers of a throne; yet all avails him nothing without Naboth's vineyard. Wrong desires expose men to continual vexations, and those that are disposed to fret, however well off, may always find something or other to fret at.

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