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1 Kings 21:4

So 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.

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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.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935 →
אַחְאָ֨ב'ach.'AvAhabH256 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
בֵּית֜וֹbei.Tohouse hisH1004 →
סַ֣רsarsullenH5620 →
וְזָעֵ֗ףve.za.'Efand furiousH2198 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הַדָּבָר֙ha.da.Varthe wordH1697 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
דִּבֶּ֣רdi.Berhe had spokenH1696 →
אֵלָ֗יו'e.Lavto himH413 →
נָבוֹת֙na.VotNabothH5022 →
הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔יhai.yiz.re.'e.Lithe JezreeliteH3158 →
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
אֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenI will giveH5414 →
לְךָ֖le.Khato you
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
נַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.Lat[the] inheritance ofH5159 →
אֲבוֹתָ֑י'a.vo.Taiancestors myH1 →
וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.Kavand he lay downH7901 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
מִטָּת֔וֹmi.ta.Tobed hisH4296 →
וַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.Sevand he turned aroundH5437 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
פָּנָ֖יוpa.Navface hisH6440 →
וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
אָ֥כַל'A.khalhe ateH398 →
לָֽחֶם׃La.chemfoodH3899 →

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1 Kings 20:43Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went home to Samaria.James 1:14But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.2 Corinthians 7:10Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.Esther 6:12Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief.1 Samuel 28:23Saul refused, saying, “I will not eat.” But his servants joined the woman in urging him, and he heeded their voice. He got up from the ground and sat on the bed.Isaiah 57:20–21But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.Numbers 22:13–14So Balaam got up the next morning and said to Balak’s princes, “Go back to your homeland, because the LORD has refused to let me go with you.”2 Samuel 13:2Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.1 Kings 21:3But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”Jonah 4:9Then God asked Jonah, “Have you any right to be angry about the plant?” “I do,” he replied. “I am angry enough to die!”Habakkuk 2:9–12Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!Ecclesiastes 6:9Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.Ecclesiastes 7:8–9The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.Genesis 4:5–8but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.Jonah 4:1Jonah, however, was greatly displeased, and he became angry.Ephesians 4:27and do not give the devil a foothold.2 Samuel 13:4so 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.”Job 5:2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

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