1 Kings 21:5 “Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so sullen that y…”

1 Kings 21:5

Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Iezebel his wife came to him and said vnto him, Why is thy spirit so sad that thou eatest no bread?

Darby Translation

And Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit sullen, and thou eatest no bread?

Young's Literal Translation

And Jezebel his wife cometh in unto him, and speaketh unto him, 'What [is] this? — thy spirit sulky, and thou art not eating bread!'

Bible in Basic English

But Jezebel, his wife, came to him and said, Why is your spirit so bitter that you have no desire for food?

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Cross references

“Jezebel”

1 Kings 21:25 1 Kings 16:31 1 Kings 18:4 1 Kings 19:2 Genesis 3:6

1 Kings 21:25 · BSB

(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.

1 Kings 16:31 · BSB

And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.

1 Kings 18:4 · BSB

for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)

1 Kings 19:2 · BSB

So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!”

Genesis 3:6 · BSB

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate i…

“Why is thy spirit”

2 Samuel 13:4 Nehemiah 2:2 Esther 4:5

2 Samuel 13:4 · BSB

and he asked Amnon, “Why are you, the son of the king, so depressed morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”

Nehemiah 2:2 · BSB

so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear

Esther 4:5 · BSB

Then Esther summoned Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs appointed to her, and she dispatched him to Mordecai to learn what was troubling him and why.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.

6Ahab answered, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ And he replied, ‘I will not give you my vineyard!’”

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