1 Kings 21:5
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
In other versions
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
ASV
But Jezebel, his wife, came to him and said, Why is your spirit so bitter that you have no desire for food?
BBE
And Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit sullen, and thou eatest no bread?
DBY
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread?
WEB
And Jezebel his wife cometh in unto him, and speaketh unto him, `What `is' this? -- thy spirit sulky, and thou art not eating bread!'
YLT
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread?
ENG
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
WBT
Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?”
BSB
In context
3And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
4And 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.
5But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
6And 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.
7And 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.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Jezebel