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1 Kings 21:4

And Ahab twent 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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1 Kings 21:4 — The New International Version (NIV)

So Ahab went home, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my ancestors.” He lay on his bed sulking and refused to eat.

1 Kings 21:4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

1 Kings 21:4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

So Ahab went home angry and sullen because of Naboth’s answer. The king went to bed with his face to the wall and refused to eat!

1 Kings 21:4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

So Ahab went 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 you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no food.

1 Kings 21:4 — New Century Version (NCV)

Ahab went home angry and upset, because he did not like what Naboth from Jezreel had said. (Naboth had said, “I will not give you my family’s land.”) Ahab lay down on his bed, turned his face to the wall, and refused to eat.

1 Kings 21:4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

1 Kings 21:4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And Ahab came into his house sullen and vexed because of the word that Naboth the Jizreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and ate no bread.

1 Kings 21:4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Resentful and upset, Ahab went home because of what Naboth from Jezreel had told him. (⸤Naboth had said,⸥ “I will not give you what I inherited from my ancestors.”) So Ahab lay on the couch, turned his face ⸤from everyone⸥, and refused to eat. 

1 Kings 21:4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

So Ahab went to his palace resentful and angry because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had told him. He had said, “I will not give you my fathers’ inheritance.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and didn’t eat any food.

1 Kings 21:4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Ahab went home resentful and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him; for he had said, “I will not give you my ancestral inheritance.” He lay down on his bed, turned away his face, and would not eat.

1 Kings 21:4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Then Ahab went to his house, sullen and angry because of the word that Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him when he had said, “I will not give to you the inheritance of my ancestors.” So he lay on his bed, turned away his face, and would not eat any food.

1 Kings 21:4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

So Ahab went home. He was angry. He was in a bad mood because of what Naboth from Jezreel had said. He had told him, “I won’t give you the land my family handed down to me.”

So Ahab lay on his bed. He was in a very bad mood. He wouldn’t even eat anything.

1 Kings 21:4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

So Ahab came into his house sullen and vexed because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed and turned away his face and ate no food.


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