1 Kings
King James Version (KJV)
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?”
King James Version (KJV)
1 Kings 21:5 Context
2And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. 3And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. 4And 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. 5But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? 6And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard. 7And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. 8So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.
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Translation Details for 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?
Other Translations for 1 Kings 21:5
Bible Commentary for 1 Kings 21:5
Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 21:5
21:3 The Lord forbid - For God had expressly, and for divers weightyreasons forbidden the alienation of lands from the tribes and families towhich they were allotted. And although these might have been alienated'till the jubilee, yet he durst not sell it to the king for that time;because he supposed, if once it came into the king's hand, neither he, norhis posterity, could ever recover it; and so he should both offend God, andwrong his posterity.
21:7 Dost thou govern - Art thou fit to be king, that hast not courageto use thy power.
ΒΆ But Iezebel his wife came to him, and said vnto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, "How is it that your spirit is so sullen that you are not eating food?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
- American Standard Version (1901)
But Jezebel, his wife, came to him and said, Why is your spirit so bitter that you have no desire for food?
- Basic English Bible
And Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit sullen, and thou eatest no bread?
- Darby Bible
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
- Webster's Bible
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, "Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread?"
- World English Bible
And Jezebel his wife cometh in unto him, and speaketh unto him, `What [is] this? -- thy spirit sulky, and thou art not eating bread!'
- Youngs Literal Bible
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him: 'Why is thy spirit so sullen, that thou eatest no bread?'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible