1 Kings 20:43
Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went home to Samaria.
Majority Standard Bible
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 21:4So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.
Esther 5:13Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”
Job 5:2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
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 →