1 Kings 21:28

THE MESSAGE

Then God spoke to Elijah the Tishbite: "Do you see how penitently submissive Ahab has become to me? Because of his repentance I'll not bring the doom during his lifetime; Ahab's son, though, will get it."

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
And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

New Century Version
The Lord spoke his word to Elijah the Tishbite:

New English Translation
The Lord said to 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 worde of the Lord came to Eliiah the Tishbite, saying,

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

Complete Jewish Bible
Then 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
The Lord said to the prophet Elijah from Tishbe,

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

Good News Translation
The Lord said to the prophet Elijah,

Lexham English Bible
Then 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)
And the worde of the LORDE came to Elias the The?bite, & sayde:

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

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

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the worde of the Lorde came to Elia the Thesbyte, 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 there came the man of God, and said to the king of Israel, Thus saith the Lord, Because Syria has said, The Lord God of Israel is a God of the hills, and he is not a God of the valleys, therefore will I give this great army into thy hand, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.

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)
The word of the Lord was maad to Elie of Thesbi, and seide,

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
And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

New Living Translation
Then another message from the Lord came 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:

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
And the word of the LORD came to Eli'jah the Tishbite, saying,

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

Contextual Overview

¹⁷Then 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.'" ²⁰Ahab answered Elijah, "My enemy! So, you've run me down!" "Yes, I've found you out," said Elijah. "And because you've bought into the business of evil, defying God . ‘I will most certainly bring doom upon you, make mincemeat of your descendants, kill off every sorry male wretch who's even remotely connected with the name Ahab. And I'll bring down on you the same fate that fell on Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah—you've made me that angry by making Israel sin.'" ²³As for Jezebel, God said, "Dogs will fight over the flesh of Jezebel all over Jezreel. Anyone tainted by Ahab who dies in the city will be eaten by stray dogs; corpses in the country will be eaten by carrion crows." ²⁵Ahab, pushed by his wife Jezebel and in open defiance of God , set an all-time record in making big business of evil. He indulged in outrageous obscenities in the world of idols, copying the Amorites whom God had earlier kicked out of Israelite territory. ²⁷ When Ahab heard what Elijah had to say, he ripped his clothes to shreds, dressed in penitential rough burlap, and fasted. He even slept in coarse burlap pajamas. He tiptoed around, quiet as a mouse. ²⁸Then God spoke to Elijah the Tishbite: "Do you see how penitently submissive Ahab has become to me? Because of his repentance I'll not bring the doom during his lifetime; Ahab's son, though, will get it."

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 12:7 - the Lord

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite,.... After he was gone from Ahab, and Ahab had been some time in this humble posture; the Targum calls it the word of prophecy, and so it was, as the next verse shows: saying: as follows.