1 Kings 21:16

Contextual Overview

⁵Then his wife Jezebel came to him and said to him, “Why are you so upset that you refuse to eat?” ⁵ But Izevel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread? ⁵ But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? ⁵ But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, "Why is your spirit so vexed that you eat no food?" ⁵ His wife, Jezebel, came in and asked him, "Why are you so upset that you refuse to eat?" ⁵ Then his wife Jezebel came in and said to him, "Why do you have a bitter attitude and refuse to eat?" ⁵Then Jezebel his wife came to him and asked him, "Why is your spirit so troubled that you have not eaten?" ⁵ But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, "How is it that your spirit is so sullen that you are not eating food?" ⁵ Then Iezebel his wife came to him & said vnto him, Why is thy spirit so sad that thou eatest no bread? ⁵But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, "How is it that your spirit is so sullen that you are not eating food?"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Ahab rose up: 2 Samuel 1:13-16, 2 Samuel 4:9-12, 2 Samuel 11:25-27, 2 Samuel 23:15-17, Psalms 50:18, Isaiah 33:15, Obadiah 1:12-14, Romans 1:32, 2 Peter 2:15

Reciprocal: Joshua 19:18 - Jezreel 1 Kings 21:7 - I will give thee 2 Kings 5:24 - and bestowed Isaiah 5:8 - field Ezekiel 16:44 - As is

Cross-References

Genesis 27:38
Esav said to his father, "Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, my father." Esav lifted up his voice, and wept.

Genesis 27:38
And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.

Genesis 27:38
And Esau said to his father, "Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me also, my father!" And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.

Genesis 27:38
But Esau continued, "Do you have only one blessing, Father? Bless me, too, Father!" Then Esau began to cry out loud.

Genesis 27:38
Esau said to his father, "Do you have only that one blessing, my father? Bless me too!" Then Esau wept loudly.

Genesis 27:38
Esau said to his father, "Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father." Then Esau [no longer able to restrain himself] raised his voice and wept [loudly].

Genesis 27:38
Esau said to his father, "Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me, me as well, my father." So Esau raised his voice and wept.

Genesis 27:38
Then Esau sayde vnto his father, Hast thou but one blessing my father? blesse mee, euen me also, my father: and Esau lifted vp his voyce, and wept.

Genesis 27:38
And Esau said to his father, "Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father." So Esau lifted his voice and wept.

Genesis 27:38
"Father," Esau asked, "don't you have more than one blessing? You can surely give me a blessing too!" Then Esau started crying again.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead,.... Of which he was informed by Jezebel:

that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it; if it was in Jezreel, that was sixteen miles from Samaria, and lay lower than that, in a valley, and therefore he is said to go down to it; and which he did very likely in great state and pomp, many of his nobles and captains accompanying him, as we read that Jehu and Bidkar did ride after him at this time, 2 Kings 9:25.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To take possession of it - The goods of traitors appear to have been forfeited to the crown by the Jewish law as they still are almost universally throughout the East. Compare 2 Samuel 16:4.