5And Jezebel his wife cometh in unto him, and speaketh unto him, 'What is this? — thy spirit sulky, and thou art not eating bread!'


In Context

2 and Ahab speaketh unto Naboth, saying, 'Give to me thy vineyard, and it is to me for a garden of green herbs, for it is near by my house, and I give to thee in its stead a better vineyard than it; if good in thine eyes, I give to thee silver — its price.'

3 And Naboth saith unto Ahab, 'Far be it from me, by Jehovah, my giving the inheritance of my fathers to thee;'

4 and Ahab cometh in unto his house, sulky and wroth, because of the word that Naboth the Jezreelite hath spoken unto him when he saith, 'I do not give to thee the inheritance of my fathers,' and he lieth down on his bed, and turneth round his face, and hath not eaten bread.

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

6 And he saith unto her, 'Because I speak unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and say to him, Give to me thy vineyard for money, or if thou desire, I give to thee a vineyard in its stead; and he saith, I do not give to thee my vineyard.'

7 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.'

1 Kings 21:5 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:5His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, "Why are you so sullen? Why won't you eat?"

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:5But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:5And 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:5But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:5And Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit sullen, and thou eatest no bread?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:5But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:5But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:5But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, |Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread?|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:5But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread?