KJV King James Version
And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, [and] eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
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1 Kings 21:7
And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, [and] eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
WEB World English Bible
Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now govern the kingdom of Israel? Arise, and eat bread, and let your heart be merry. I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
ASV American Standard Version
And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thy heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jezebel his wife saith unto him, ‘Thou now dost execute rule over Israel! rise, eat bread, and let thy heart be glad,—I do give to thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.’
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 21
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.
5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
6 And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee [another] vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
7 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, [and] eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
8 So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed [them] with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that [were] in his city, dwelling with Naboth.
9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
10 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And [then] carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
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וַתֹּ֤אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֵלָיו֙H413 · elto(wards)אִיזֶ֣בֶלH348 · i.ze.velJezebelאִשְׁתּ֔וֹH802 · ish.shahwomanאַתָּ֕הH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)עַתָּ֛הH6258 · at.tahnowתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הH6213 · a.sahto make: doמְלוּכָ֖הH4410 · me.lu.khahkingshipעַל־H5921 · aluponיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelק֤וּםH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiאֱכָל־H398 · a.khalto eatלֶ֙חֶם֙H3899 · le.chemfoodוְיִטַ֣בH3190 · ya.tavbe goodלִבֶּ֔ךָH3820 · levheartאֲנִי֙H589 · a.niIאֶתֵּ֣ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveלְךָ֔H9031 · kayouאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כֶּ֖רֶםH3754 · ke.remvineyardנָב֥וֹתH5022 · na.votNabothהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃H3158 · yiz.re.e.liJezreel
Cross-references
Ecclesiastes 4:1So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of [such as were] oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors [there was] power; but they had no comforter.Micah 7:3That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge [asketh] for a reward; and the great [man], he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.1 Samuel 8:14And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, [even] the best [of them], and give [them] to his servants.Ecclesiastes 8:4Where the word of a king [is, there is] power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?Daniel 5:19-21And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.1 Samuel 8:4Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,2 Samuel 13:4And he said unto him, Why [art] thou, [being] the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.Micah 2:1-2Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.Proverbs 30:31A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom [there is] no rising up.1 Kings 21:15-16And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.
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