1 Kings 21:4
And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him, for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid himself down upon his bed, and tu
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5But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit so sad that thou eat no bread?
Cross References
Numbers 22:13And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the rulers of Balak, Get into your land, for LORD refuses to give me leave to go with you.
2 Samuel 13:4And he said to him, Why, O son of the king, are thou emaciated this way from day to day? Will thou not tell me? And Amnon said to him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.
1 Kings 21:3And Naboth said to Ahab, LORD forbid it of me that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to thee.
Job 5:2For vexation kills the foolish man, and jealousy slays the silly one.
Ecclesiastes 7:8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning of it. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Jonah 4:1But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 21:2-5
Naboth's Vineyard Refused to Ahab. ( b. c. 899.) 1 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2 And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. 3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I… Read the whole commentary →