1 Kings 21:4 - Revised Standard Version CI

⁴ And Ahab went into his house vexed and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him; for he had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no food.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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 him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ And Ahab [already depressed by the Lord's message to him] came into his house [more] resentful and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him; for he had said, I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers. And he lay down on his bed, turned away his face, and would eat no food.

American Standard Version (1901)

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 him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.

Common English Bible

⁴ So Ahab went to his palace, irritated and upset at what Naboth had said to him—because Naboth had said, “I won’t give you my family inheritance!” Ahab lay down on his bed and turned his face away. He wouldn’t eat anything.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Then Ahab went into his house, angry and gnashing his teeth over the word that Naboth, the Jezreelite, had spoken to him, saying, "I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers." And casting himself on his bed, he turned away his face to the wall, and he would not eat bread.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ And Achab came into his house angry and fretting, because of the word that Naboth the Jezrahelite had spoken to him, saying: I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And casting himself upon his bed, he turned away his face to the wall, and would eat no bread.

1 Kings 21:4 Cross References

2 Samuel 13:2

And Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her.

2 Samuel 13:4

And he said to him, “O son of the king, why are you so haggard morning after morning? Will you not tell me?” Amnon said to him, “I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.”

1 Kings 20:43

And the king of Israel went to his house resentful and sullen, and came to Samaria.

1 Kings 21:1

Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

1 Kings 21:3

But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”

1 Kings 21:5

But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, “Why is your spirit so vexed that you eat no food?”

Esther 5:13

Yet all this does me no good, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.”

Job 5:2

Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.

Ecclesiastes 6:9

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of desire; this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Jonah 4:1

But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.

Jonah 4:4

And the Lord said, “Do you do well to be angry?”

Jonah 4:8

When the sun rose, God appointed a sultry east wind, and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah so that he was faint; and he asked that he might die, and said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”

Jonah 4:9

But God said to Jonah, “Do you do well to be angry for the plant?” And he said, “I do well to be angry, angry enough to die.”

Ephesians 4:27

and give no opportunity to the devil.

James 1:14

but each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.

1 Samuel 28:23

He refused, and said, “I will not eat.” But his servants, together with the woman, urged him; and he hearkened to their words. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.