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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Ahab	אַחְאָ֨ב 'ach.'Av	H256	Achab · proper noun, a man's name
came	וַיָּבֹא֩ vai.ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
house	בֵּית֜וֹ bei.To	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
heavy	סַ֣ר sar	H5620	peevish · adjective, masculine singular absolute
displeased	וְזָעֵ֗ף ve.za.'Ef	H2198	angry · conjunction + adjective, masculine singular absolute
word	הַדָּבָר֙ ha.da.Var	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Naboth	נָבוֹת֙ na.Vot	H5022	Naboth · proper noun, a man's name
Jezreelite	הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔י hai.yiz.re.'e.Li	H3158	a Jizreelite or native of Jizreel · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
spoken	דִּבֶּ֣ר di.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
give	אֶתֵּ֥ן 'e.Ten	H5414	to give · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular
inheritance	נַחֲלַ֣ת na.cha.Lat	H5159	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct
fathers	אֲבוֹתָ֑י 'a.vo.Tai	H1	father · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix
down	וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙ vai.yish.Kav	H7901	to lie down (for rest · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
bed	מִטָּת֔וֹ mi.ta.To	H4296	a bed (as extended) forsleeping or eating · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
away	וַיַּסֵּ֥ב vai.ya.Sev	H5437	to revolve · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
face	פָּנָ֖יו pa.Nav	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
eat	אָ֥כַל 'A.khal	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
bread	לָֽחֶם La.chem	H3899	food (for man or beast) · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

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.
Genesis 4:5-8 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Numbers 22:13-14 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go…
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 h…
2 Samuel 13:4 And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar…
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.
Job 5:2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 21:1-4

Here is, 1. Ahab coveting his neighbour's vineyard, which unhappily lay near his palace and conveniently for a kitchen-garden. Perhaps Naboth had been pleased that he had a vineyard which lay so advantageously for a prospect of the royal gardens, or the vending of its productions to the royal family; but the situation of it proved fatal to him. If he had had no vineyard, or it had lain obscure in some remote place, he would have preserved his life. But many a man's possessions have been his snare, and his neighbourhood to greatness has been of pernicious consequence. Ahab sets his eye and heart on this vineyard, Kg1 21:2. It will be a pretty addition to his demesne, a convenient out-let to h…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 21:4

turned away his face--either to conceal from his attendants the vexation of spirit he felt, or, by the affectation of great sorrow, rouse them to devise some means of gratifying his wishes.

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 21:4

He laid him down upon his bed - Poor soul! he was lord over ten-twelfths of the land, and became miserable because he could not get a poor man's vineyard added to all that he possessed! It is a true saying, "That soul in which God dwells not, has no happiness: and he who has God has a satisfying portion." Every privation and cross makes an unholy soul unhappy; and privations and crosses it must ever meet with, therefore: - "Where'er it goes is hell; itself is hell!"

John Gill on 1 Kings 21:4

And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased,.... Just in the same humour he was after the prophet had delivered his message to him, 1 Kings 20:43, where the same words are used as here: 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, neither by way of exchange nor of purchase: and such a denial he could not bear, since it looked like treating him with contempt, and taxing him with imprudence at least, if not with injustice, or both: and he laid him down upon his bed; or couch, which might be not in his bedchamber, but in one of his halls, where his courtiers were: and turned away his face; to the…

Dictionary and topics

Boaz — Alacrity. (1.) The husband of Ruth, a wealthy Bethlehemite. By the “levirate law” the duty devolved on him of marrying Ruth the Moabitess (Ruth 4:1-13). He was a kinsman of Mahlon, her first husband.…
Stoning — A form of punishment (Lev. 20:2; 24:14; Deut. 13:10; 17:5; 22:21) prescribed for certain offences. Of Achan (Josh. 7:25), Naboth (1 Kings 21), Stephen (Acts 7:59), Paul (Acts 14:19; 2 Cor. 11:25).
Anger · Sinful, Exemplified: Ahab — Sinful, Exemplified: Ahab
Beds · Persons sometimes took to, in grief — Persons sometimes took to, in grief
Covetousness · Exemplified: Ahab — Exemplified: Ahab
Indictments · .Naboth on the charge of blasphemy — .Naboth on the charge of blasphemy
Naboth · of Jezebel — of Jezebel

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 21:4

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Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 21:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 21:4

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 21:4

John Gill on 1 Kings 21:4

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1 Kings 21:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 21:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 21:4

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 21:4

John Gill on 1 Kings 21:4

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 21:1-15

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 21:4

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