1 Kings 21:4

Easy To Read Version

So Ahab went home. He was angry and upset at Naboth. He did not like the things that man from Jezreel said. (Naboth had said, “I will not give you my family’s land.”) Ahab lay down on his bed. He turned his face away and refused to eat.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:2

was in love with Tamar. Tamar was a virgin. [72] Amnon did not think he should do anything bad to her. But Amnon wanted her very much. Amnon thought about her so much that he made himself sick. [73]

2 Samuel 13:4

Jonadab said to Amnon, “Every day you look thinner and thinner! You are the king’s son! {You have plenty to eat, so why are you losing weight?} Tell me!”

1 Kings 20:43

Then the king went back home to Samaria. He was worried and upset.

1 Kings 21:1

King Ahab’s palace [227] was in the city of Samaria. Near the palace there was a field of grapes. A man named Naboth owned this field. He was from Jezreel.

1 Kings 21:3

Naboth answered, “I will never give my land to you. This land belongs to my family.”

1 Kings 21:5

Ahab’s wife, Jezebel, went to him. Jezebel said to him, “Why are you upset? Why do you refuse to eat?”

Esther 5:13

But all those things don’t really make me happy. I’m not really happy as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the king’s gate.”

Job 5:2

A foolish person’s anger will kill him.\par A fool’s strong emotions will kill him.\par

Ecclesiastes 6:9

It is better to be happy with the things you have than to always want more and more. Always wanting more and more is useless. It is like trying to catch the wind. {\cf2\super [29]}

Jonah 4:1

Jonah was not happy that God saved the city. Jonah became angry.

Jonah 4:4

Then the Lord said, “Do you think it is right for you to be angry just because I did not destroy those people?”

Jonah 4:8

After the sun was high in the sky, God caused a hot east wind to blow. The sun became very hot on Jonah’s head and Jonah became very, very weak. Jonah asked God to let him die. Jonah said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”

Jonah 4:9

But God said to Jonah, “Do you think it is right for you to be angry just because this plant died?”

Ephesians 4:27

Don’t give the devil a way to defeat you.

James 1:14

It is the evil things a person wants that tempt that person. His own evil desire leads him away and holds him.

1 Samuel 28:23

But Saul refused. He said, “I won’t eat.”