1 Kings 21:17

Contemporary English Version

The Lord said to Elijah the prophet,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite:

Hebrew Names Version
The word of the LORD came to Eliyah the Tishbi, saying,

King James Version
And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

English Standard Version
Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

New Century Version
At this time the Lord spoke his word to the prophet Elijah the Tishbite. The Lord said,

New English Translation
The Lord told Elijah the Tishbite:

Amplified Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

New American Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the word of the Lord came vnto Eliiah the Tishbite, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the word of Yahweh came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

Complete Jewish Bible
But the word of Adonai came to Eliyahu from Tishbe:

Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Lord spoke to Elijah, the prophet from Tishbe:

George Lamsa Translation
And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

Good News Translation
Then the Lord said to Elijah, the prophet from Tishbe,

Lexham English Bible
The word of Yahweh came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the worde of the LORDE came to Elias the The?bite, and sayde:

American Standard Version
And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

Bible in Basic English
And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the worde of the Lorde came vnto Elias the Thesbite, saying:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying:

King James Version (1611)
And the word of the Lord came to Eliiah the Tishbite, saying,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the young men the heads of the districts went forth first; and they send and report to the king of Syria, saying, There are men come forth out of Samaria.

English Revised Version
And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the word of the Lord was maad to Elie of Thesbi,

Young's Literal Translation
And the word of Jehovah is unto Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

Update Bible Version
And the word of Yahweh came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

World English Bible
The word of Yahweh came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

New King James Version
Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

New Living Translation
But the Lord said to Elijah,

New Life Bible
Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

New Revised Standard
Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh unto Elijah the Tishbite, saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to Elias, the Thesbite, saying:

Revised Standard Version
Then the word of the LORD came to Eli'jah the Tishbite, saying,

THE MESSAGE
Then God stepped in and spoke to Elijah the Tishbite, "On your feet; go down and confront Ahab of Samaria, king of Israel. You'll find him in the vineyard of Naboth; he's gone there to claim it as his own. Say this to him: ‘ God 's word: What's going on here? First murder, then theft?' Then tell him, ‘ God 's verdict: The very spot where the dogs lapped up Naboth's blood, they'll lap up your blood—that's right, your blood.'"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

Contextual Overview

¹⁷ The Lord said to Elijah the prophet, ¹⁸ "King Ahab of Israel is in Naboth's vineyard right now, taking it over. ¹⁹ Go tell him that I say, ‘Ahab, you murdered Naboth and took his property. And so, in the very spot where dogs licked up Naboth's blood, they will lick up your blood.'" When Elijah found him, ²⁰ Ahab said, "So, my enemy, you found me at last." Elijah answered: Yes, I did! Ahab, you have managed to do everything the Lord hates. ²¹ Now you will be punished. You and every man and boy in your family will die, whether slave or free. ²² Your whole family will be wiped out, just like the families of King Jeroboam and King Baasha. You've made the Lord very angry by sinning and causing the Israelites to sin. ²³ And as for Jezebel, dogs will eat her body there in Jezreel. ²⁴ Dogs will also eat the bodies of your relatives who die in town, and vultures will eat the bodies of those who die in the country. ²⁵When Ahab heard this, he tore his clothes and wore sackcloth day and night. He was depressed and refused to eat. Some time later, the Lord said, "Elijah, do you see how sorry Ahab is for what he did? I won't punish his family while he is still alive. I'll wait until his son is king." No one was more determined than Ahab to disobey the Lord . And Jezebel encouraged him. Worst of all, he had worshiped idols, just as the Amorites had done before the Lord forced them out of the land and gave it to Israel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

2 Kings 1:15, 2 Kings 1:16, 2 Kings 5:26, Psalms 9:12, Isaiah 26:21

Reciprocal: Matthew 18:12 - into Mark 12:12 - knew

Cross-References

Genesis 15:1
Later the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision, "Abram, don't be afraid! I will protect you and reward you greatly."

Genesis 16:9
The angel said, "Go back to Sarai and be her slave.

Genesis 21:1
The Lord was good to Sarah and kept his promise.

Genesis 21:2
Although Abraham was very old, Sarah had a son exactly at the time God had said.

Genesis 21:4
and when the boy was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, just as the Lord had commanded.

Genesis 21:6
and Sarah said, "God has made me laugh. Now everyone will laugh with me.

Genesis 21:13
but the son of the slave woman is also your son, and I will make his descendants into a great nation."

Genesis 21:14
Early the next morning Abraham gave Hagar an animal skin full of water and some bread. Then he put the boy on her shoulder and sent them away. They wandered around in the desert near Beersheba,

Genesis 46:3
God said, "I am God, the same God your father worshiped. Don't be afraid to go to Egypt. I will give you so many descendants that one day they will become a nation.

Exodus 3:7
The Lord said: I have seen how my people are suffering as slaves in Egypt, and I have heard them beg for my help because of the way they are being mistreated. I feel sorry for them,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the prophet,.... Where he now was, when this word came to him, is not certain; nor what he had been employed in for some time past, since we hear nothing of him since the unction of Elisha, other prophets of lesser note being employed in messages to Ahab from time to time; perhaps Elijah, while Ahab was engaged in war with the king of Syria, spent his time in founding or reviving the schools of the prophets, and instructing and training up those that were in them for public usefulness, since we afterwards hear of them; the word that came to him is, by the Targum, called the word of prophecy, as indeed it was, foretelling the destruction of Ahab and his house: saying; as follows.