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1 Kings 21:5

Jezebel

3 But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”

4 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.

Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?”

6 Ahab answered, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ And he replied, ‘I will not give you my vineyard!’”

7 But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?”
KJV
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
WEB
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, “Why is your spirit so sad that you eat no bread?”
ASV
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
DARBY
And Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit sullen, and thou eatest no bread?
BLB
And Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, “Why [is] this [that] your spirit [is] so sullen, and you eat no food?”
ÅB
Da kom hans hustru Jesabel inn til ham, og hun spurte ham: Hvorfor er du så mismodig og vil ikke spise?
OTB
Hans kone Jesabel kom inn og spurte: "Hvorfor er du så opprørt? Hvorfor vil du ikke spise?"
B1930
Da kom hans hustru Jesabel inn til ham, og hun spurte ham: Hvorfor er du så mismodig og vil ikke ete?

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 16:31

    And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.

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  • 2 Samuel 13:4

    so he asked Amnon, “Why are you, the son of the king, so depressed morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”

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  • Genesis 3:6

    When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

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  • Esther 4:5

    Then Esther summoned Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs appointed to her, and she dispatched him to Mordecai to learn what was troubling him and why.

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  • 1 Kings 19:2

    So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like the lives of those you killed!”

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  • Nehemiah 2:2

    so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear

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  • 1 Kings 18:4

    for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)

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  • 1 Kings 21:25

    (Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.

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