1 Kings 21:16

And he went forth at noon, and the son of Ader was drinking and getting drunk in Socchoth, he and the kings, even thirty and two kings, his allies.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.

In Context

15And Achaab + 21:15 Or, reviewed.numbered the young men the heads of the districts, and they were two hundred and thirty: and afterwards he numbered the people, even every + 21:15 Gr. son of strength.man fit for war, seven thousand.

17And the young men the heads of the districts went forth + 21:17 Gr. among the first.first; and they send and report to the king of Syria, saying, There are men come forth out of Samaria.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 4:9And David answered Rechab and Baana his brother, the sons of Remmon the Berothite, and said to them, As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all affliction;

2 Samuel 11:26And the wife of Urias heard that Urias her husband was dead, and she mourned for her husband.

2 Samuel 23:15And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink out of the well that is in Bethleem by the gate? now the band of the Philistines was then in Bethleem.

Psalms 50:18For if thou desiredst sacrifice, I would have given it: thou wilt not take pleasure in whole-burnt-offerings.

Obadiah 1:12And + 1:12 Or, look not thou, etc.thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day of strangers; nor shouldest thou have rejoiced against the children of Juda in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have boasted in the day of their affliction.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 21:6-17

Naboth Murdered by Jezebel. ( b. c. 899.) 5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? 6 And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard. 7 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be… Read the whole commentary →

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