1 Kings 21:19

New Living Translation

Give him this message: ‘This is what the Lord says: Wasn't it enough that you killed Naboth? Must you rob him, too? Because you have done this, dogs will lick your blood at the very place where they licked the blood of Naboth!'"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Have you murdered and also taken possession?’ Then tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: In the place where the dogs licked up Naboth’s blood, the dogs will also lick up your blood!’”

Hebrew Names Version
You shall speak to him, saying, Thus says the LORD, Have you killed and also taken possession? You shall speak to him, saying, Thus says the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Navot shall dogs lick your blood, even your.

King James Version
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord , Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord , In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.

English Standard Version
And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord , "Have you killed and also taken possession?"' And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord : "In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your own blood."'"

New Century Version
Tell Ahab that I, the Lord , say to him, ‘You have murdered Naboth and taken his land. So I tell you this: In the same place the dogs licked up Naboth's blood, they will also lick up your blood!'"

New English Translation
Say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: "Haven't you committed murder and taken possession of the property of the deceased?"' Then say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: "In the spot where dogs licked up Naboth's blood they will also lick up your blood—yes, yours!"'"

Amplified Bible
"You shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the LORD: "Have you murdered and also taken possession [of the victim's property]?"' And you shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the Lord: "In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, dogs will lick up your blood as well."'"

New American Standard Bible
"And you shall speak to him, saying, 'This is what the LORD says: "Have you murdered and also taken possession?"' And you shall speak to him, saying, 'The LORD says this: "In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, the dogs will lick up your blood, yours as well."'"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore shalt thou say vnto him, Thus sayth the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also gotten possession? And thou shalt speake vnto him, saying, Thus sayth the Lorde, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, shal dogs licke euen thy blood also.

Legacy Standard Bible
And you shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, "Have you murdered and also taken possession?"' And you shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, "In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth the dogs will lick up your blood, even yours."'"

Contemporary English Version
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,

Complete Jewish Bible
This is what you are to say to him: ‘Here is what Adonai says: "You have committed murder, and now you are stealing the victim's property!" ' Also say to him, ‘Here is what Adonai says: "In the very place where dogs licked up the blood of Navot, dogs will lick up your blood — yours!" '"

Darby Translation
And thou shalt speak unto him saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him saying, Thus saith Jehovah: In the place where the dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall the dogs lick thy blood, even thine.

Easy-to-Read Version
Tell Ahab that I, the Lord , say to him, ‘Ahab! You killed the man Naboth and now you are taking his land. So I, the Lord , tell you this: Where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, they will lick up your blood as well.'"

George Lamsa Translation
And you shall say to him, Thus says the LORD: Behold, you have killed, and, behold, you have also taken possession; thus says the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your blood, even yours.

Good News Translation
Tell him that I, the Lord , say to him, ‘After murdering the man, are you taking over his property as well?' Tell him that this is what I say: ‘In the very place that the dogs licked up Naboth's blood they will lick up your blood!'"

Lexham English Bible
You shall say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh: "Have you committed murder and also taken possession?"' You shall also say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh: "In the place where the dogs licked the blood of Naboth, the dogs will also lick your blood."'"

Literal Translation
And you shall speak to him, saying, So says Jehovah, Have you murdered, and also taken possession? And you shall speak to him, saying, So says Jehovah, In the place where the dogs lick the blood of Naboth, so the dogs shall lick your blood,even yours.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and talke thou with him, and speake: Thus sayeth the LORDE: Thou hast slayne, and taken in possession. And thou shalt talke morouer vnto him, and saye: Thus sayeth the LORDE: Euen in the place where the dogges licked vp Naboths bloude, shall the dogges licke thy bloude also.

American Standard Version
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.

Bible in Basic English
Say to him, The Lord says, Have you put a man to death and taken his heritage? Then say to him, The Lord says, In the place where dogs have been drinking the blood of Naboth, there will your blood become the drink of dogs.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And therfore shalt thou say vnto him, thus sayth the Lorde: Hast thou killed & also gotten possession? And thou shalt speake vnto him, saying, thus sayth the Lord: In the place were dogges licked the blood of Naboth, shall dogges licke euen thy blood also.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying: Thus saith the LORD: Hast thou killed, and also taken possessions? and thou shalt speak unto him, saying: Thus saith the LORD: In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.'

King James Version (1611)
And thou shalt speake vnto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speake vnto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord; In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, shall dogges licke thy blood, euen thine.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and let not the young men the heads of the districts go forth of the city. And the force that was behind them

English Revised Version
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? and thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.

Berean Standard Bible
Tell him that this is what the LORD says: 'Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?' Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: 'In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood-yes, yours!'"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou schalt speke to hym, and `thou schalt seie, The Lord God seith these thingis, Thou hast slayn, ferthermore and thou hast take in possessioun; and aftir these thingis thou schalt adde, In this place, wherynne doggis lickiden the blood of Naboth, thei schulen licke also thi blood.

Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast spoken unto him, saying, Thus said Jehovah, Hast thou murdered, and also possessed? and thou hast spoken unto him, saying, Thus said Jehovah, In the place where the dogs licked the blood of Naboth, do the dogs lick thy blood, even thine.'

Update Bible Version
And you shall speak to him, saying, Thus says Yahweh, Have you killed and also taken possession? And you shall speak to him, saying, Thus says Yahweh, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your blood, even yours.

Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt speak to him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak to him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.

World English Bible
You shall speak to him, saying, Thus says Yahweh, Have you killed and also taken possession? You shall speak to him, saying, Thus says Yahweh, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your blood, even your.

New King James Version
You shall speak to him, saying, "Thus says the LORD: "Have you murdered and also taken possession?"' And you shall speak to him, saying, "Thus says the LORD: "In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs shall lick your blood, even yours.""'

New Life Bible
And you will speak to him, saying, ‘This is what the Lord says, "Have you killed and also taken away?" And you will speak to him, saying, "This is what the Lord says, ‘The dogs will drink up your blood in the place where the dogs drank up the blood of Naboth.'"'"

New Revised Standard
You shall say to him, "Thus says the Lord : Have you killed, and also taken possession?" You shall say to him, "Thus says the Lord : In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, dogs will also lick up your blood."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then shalt thou speak unto him, saying - Thus, saith Yahweh, Hast thou committed murder, and also taken possession? Then shalt thou speak unto him, saying: Thus, saith Yahweh, In the place where the dogs have lapped up the blood of Naboth, shall the dogs lap up thy blood, even thine.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt speak to him, saying: Thus saith the Lord: Thou hast slain: moreover also thou hast taken possession. And after these words thou shalt add: Thus saith the Lord: In this place, wherein the dogs have licked the blood of Naboth, they shall lick thy blood also.

Revised Standard Version
And you shall say to him, 'Thus says the LORD, "Have you killed, and also taken possession?"' And you shall say to him, 'Thus says the LORD: "In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your own blood."'"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the LORD, "Have you murdered and also taken possession?"' And you shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the LORD, "In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth the dogs will lick up your blood, even yours."'"

Contextual Overview

¹⁷ But the Lord said to Elijah, ¹⁸ "Go down to meet King Ahab of Israel, who rules in Samaria. He will be at Naboth's vineyard in Jezreel, claiming it for himself. ¹⁹ Give him this message: ‘This is what the Lord says: Wasn't it enough that you killed Naboth? Must you rob him, too? Because you have done this, dogs will lick your blood at the very place where they licked the blood of Naboth!'" ²⁰ "So, my enemy, you have found me!" Ahab exclaimed to Elijah. "Yes," Elijah answered, "I have come because you have sold yourself to what is evil in the Lord 's sight. ²¹ So now the Lord says, ‘I will bring disaster on you and consume you. I will destroy every one of your male descendants, slave and free alike, anywhere in Israel! ²² I am going to destroy your family as I did the family of Jeroboam son of Nebat and the family of Baasha son of Ahijah, for you have made me very angry and have led Israel into sin.' ²³ "And regarding Jezebel, the Lord says, ‘Dogs will eat Jezebel's body at the plot of land in Jezreel.' ²⁴ "The members of Ahab's family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the field will be eaten by vultures." ²⁵ (No one else so completely sold himself to what was evil in the Lord 's sight as Ahab did under the influence of his wife Jezebel. ²⁶ His worst outrage was worshiping idols just as the Amorites had done—the people whom the Lord had driven out from the land ahead of the Israelites.)

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Hast thou killed: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, 2 Samuel 12:9, Micah 3:1-4, Habakkuk 2:9, Habakkuk 2:12

In the place: This punishment, on Ahab's humiliation and repentance, was transferred from him to his son Jehoram - 1 Kings 21:29, in whom it was literally accomplished. See the parallel texts. 1 Kings 22:38, Judges 1:7, 2 Samuel 12:11, 2 Kings 9:25, 2 Kings 9:26, Esther 7:10, Psalms 7:15, Psalms 7:16, Psalms 9:16, Psalms 58:10, Psalms 58:11, Matthew 7:2

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 8:14 - General 2 Samuel 12:7 - Thou art 1 Kings 14:11 - that dieth 1 Kings 16:33 - did more to provoke 1 Kings 22:23 - and the Lord 2 Kings 9:21 - the portion of Naboth 2 Kings 10:10 - the Lord hath done 2 Chronicles 32:26 - so Job 20:19 - he hath violently Job 21:31 - declare Job 31:39 - caused the owners thereof to lose their life Psalms 68:23 - the tongue Psalms 94:21 - condemn Psalms 107:40 - contempt Proverbs 10:22 - he Proverbs 24:25 - them Proverbs 28:4 - but Proverbs 28:17 - General Ecclesiastes 5:8 - regardeth Isaiah 14:19 - thou Jeremiah 22:17 - to shed Jeremiah 34:6 - General Ezekiel 24:7 - her blood Ezekiel 46:18 - thrust Matthew 14:4 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 21:5
Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born.

Genesis 21:6
And Sarah declared, "God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me.

Genesis 21:16
Then she went and sat down by herself about a hundred yards away. "I don't want to watch the boy die," she said, as she burst into tears.

Genesis 21:17
But God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, "Hagar, what's wrong? Do not be afraid! God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.

Genesis 21:20
And God was with the boy as he grew up in the wilderness. He became a skillful archer,

Genesis 21:31
Then he named the place Beersheba (which means "well of the oath"), because that was where they had sworn the oath.

Numbers 22:31
Then the Lord opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the roadway with a drawn sword in his hand. Balaam bowed his head and fell face down on the ground before him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, thus saith the Lord, hast thou killed, and also taken possession?.... Killed in order to possess, and now taken possession upon the murder; some versions, as the Vulgate Latin and Arabic, read without an interrogation, "thou hast killed and hath taken possession", so Joseph Kimchi and Ben Melech; charging him with the murder of Naboth, and the unjust possession of his vineyard; the murder is ascribed to him, because his covetousness was the cause of it; and it was done by the contrivance of his wife; and it is highly probable Ahab knew more of it, and connived at it, and consented to it, than what is recorded, and however, by taking possession upon it, he abetted the fact:

and thou shalt speak unto him, saying, in the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine; which was fulfilled in his sons, who were his flesh and blood, 2 Kings 9:26, for the punishment was respited in his days, and transferred to his sons, see

1 Kings 21:29, though dogs did lick his blood, even his blood also, according to this prophecy, though not in the same place, see

1 Kings 22:38, wherefore some take these words not to be expressive of the place where, but of the cause or reason for which this should be done, and read the words, "inasmuch", or "because dogs have licked" h, c.

h במקום אשר "pro eo quod", Junius Tremellius "propierea quod", Grotius so some in Vatablus.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? - These words rebuke especially Ahab’s indecent haste. He went to Jezreel the very day after Naboth’s execution 2 Kings 9:26.

The prophecy following had a double fulfillment. The main fulfillment was by the casting of the dead body of Jehoram into Naboth’s plot of ground at Jezreel, where, like Naboth’s, it was left for the dogs to eat 2 Kings 9:25. This spot, which was just outside the city wall, and close to a gate 2 Kings 9:31, was probably the actual scene of Naboth’s execution. Here did dogs lick Ahab’s blood, that is, his son’s blood, the execution of the full retaliatory sentence having been deferred to the days of his son, formally and explicitly, on Ahab’s repentance 1 Kings 21:29. But, besides this, there was a secondary fulfillment of the prophecy, when, not at Jezreel but at Samaria (marginal reference), the actual blood of Ahab himself, was licked by dogs, only in a way that implied no disgrace. These two fulfillments are complementary to each other.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 21:19. In the place where dogs licked, c. — It is in vain to look for a literal fulfillment of this prediction. Thus it would have been fulfilled, but the humiliation of Ahab induced the merciful God to say, I will not bring the evil in his days, but in the days of his son, 1 Kings 21:29. Now dogs did lick the blood of Ahab but it was at the pool of Samaria, where his chariot and his armour were washed, after he had received his death wound at Ramoth-gilead; but some think this was the place where Naboth was stoned: see 1 Kings 22:38. And how literally the prediction concerning his son was fulfilled, see 2 Kings 9:25, where we find that the body of Jehoram his son, just then slain by an arrow that had passed through his heart, was thrown into the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite; and there, doubtless, the dogs licked his blood, if they did not even devour his body. There is a similar idea of the propriety of punishment overtaking the culprit in the place where he had committed the crime, expressed by Orestes to AEgisthus, SOPH. Elect. 1495.

______ Χωρει δ ' ενθαπερ κατεκτανες

Πατερα τον αμον, ὡς εν ταυτῳ θανῃς.

______ Go where thou slew'st my father,

That in the self-same place thou too may'st die.