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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.”
1 Kings 21:4 in the King James Version
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.Read 1 Kings 21:4 in the King James Version →
Verse in context — 1 Kings 21
Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, "Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near to my house; and I will give you for it a better vineyard than it. Or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its worth in money.
Naboth said to Ahab, "May Yahweh forbid me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!
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.
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, "Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread?
He said to her, "Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, 'Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it.' He answered, 'I will not give you my vineyard.
Cross references for 1 Kings 21:4
- 1 Kings 20:43
The king of Israel went to his house sullen and angry, and came to Samaria.
- James 1:14
But each one is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.
- Ephesians 4:27
neither give place to the devil.
- Ecclesiastes 6:9
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
- Job 5:2
For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.
- Ecclesiastes 7:8-9
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Don't be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
- 2 Samuel 13:2
Amnon was so troubled that he fell sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.
- Genesis 4:5-8
but he didn't respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell. Yahweh said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen? If you do well, will it not be lifted up? If you don...
- Jonah 4:9
God said to Jonah, "Is it right for you to be angry about the vine?" He said, "I am right to be angry, even to death.
- Isaiah 57:20-21
But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it can't rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt. "There is no peace," says my God, "for the wicked.
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Solomon’s reign, the temple’s construction, and the kingdom’s division.
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