1 Kings 21:5 - Easy To Read Version Ahab’s wife, Jezebel, went to him. Jezebel said to him, “Why are you upset? Why do you refuse to eat?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Jezebel his wife came and said to him, Why is your spirit so troubled that you eat no food? American Standard Version (1901) But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? Common English Bible His wife Jezebel came to him. “Why are you upset and not eating any food?” she asked. Catholic Public Domain Version Then Jezebel, his wife, entered to him, and she said to him: "What is this matter, by which your soul has been saddened? And why do you not eat bread?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Jezabel his wife went in to him, and said to him: What is the matter that thy soul is so grieved? And why eatest thou no bread? |
The woman saw the tree was beautiful. She saw the fruit was good to eat. And it was exciting that the tree would make her wise. So the woman took fruit from the tree and ate it. Her husband was there with her, so she gave some of the fruit to him and he ate it.
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!”
It was not enough for Ahab to do the same sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had done. So Ahab also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal. Ethbaal was the king of the people of Sidon. Then Ahab began to serve and worship Baal. [190]
One time Jezebel was killing all the Lord’s prophets. So Obadiah took 100 prophets and hid them in two caves. Obadiah put 50 prophets in one cave and 50 prophets in another cave. Then Obadiah brought them food and water.)
So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah. Jezebel said, “I promise that before this same time tomorrow, I will kill you like you killed those prophets. If I don’t succeed, then may the gods kill me.”
There is no other person that has done so many wrong things or sinned so much as Ahab. His wife Jezebel caused him to do those things.
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.
Ahab answered, “I asked Naboth, the man from Jezreel, to give me his field. I told him that I would pay him the full price. Or if he preferred, I would give him another field. But Naboth refused to give his field to me.”
So the king asked me, “Are you sick? Why do you look sad? I think your heart is full of sadness.”
Then Esther called Hathach. Hathach was one of the king’s eunuchs that had been chosen to serve her. Esther commanded him to find out what was bothering Mordecai, and why.