1 Kings 20:43
And the king of Israel went to his house sullen and displeased, and came to Samaria.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 21:4And Ahab came into his house sullen 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 him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
Esther 5:13Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.'
Job 5:2For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 20:32-43
31 And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life. 32 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother. 33 Now the men did diligently observe… Read the whole commentary →