1 Kings 21:7

⁵ 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!’”

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.”

⁸ Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.

⁹ In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.

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: 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.”
KJV: And 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.
WEB: Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now govern the kingdom of Israel? Arise, and eat bread, and let your heart be merry. I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
ASV: And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thy heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
DARBY: And Jezebel his wife said to him, Dost thou now exercise sovereignty over Israel? arise, eat bread, and let thy heart be glad: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jizreelite.
BLB: And Jezebel his wife said to him, “You now exercise authority over Israel! Arise, eat bread, and let your heart be cheerful. I will give to you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”

ÅB: Da sa hans hustru Jesabel til ham: Du får nå vise at du er konge over Israel; stå opp, et og vær vel til mote! Jeg skal sørge for at du får jisre'elitten Nabots vingård.
OTB: Jesabel, hans kone, sa: "Er dette hvordan du oppfører deg som konge over Israel? Stå opp og spis noe. Vær ved godt mot. Jeg skal skaffe deg vingården til Nabot fra Jisreel."
B1930: Da sa hans hustru Jesabel til ham: Du får nu vise at du er konge over Israel; stå op, et og vær vel til mote! Jeg skal sørge for at du får jisre'elitten Nabots vingård.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Micah 7:3
Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
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1 Samuel 8:4
So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
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Ecclesiastes 8:4
For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
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1 Kings 21:15–16
When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.”
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Micah 2:1–2
Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
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Proverbs 30:31
a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.
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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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Ecclesiastes 4:1
Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.
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