Links to all Books and Chapters Today's Date: 4/3/2025 ======= 1 Kings 21:1 ============ 1Ki 21:1 Now it came about after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.(nasb) 1Ki 21:1 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.(kjv) 1Ki 21:1 And it came to pass after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel, next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:2 ============ 1Ki 21:2 Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, "Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden because it is close beside my house, and I will give you a better vineyard than it in its place; if you like, I will give you the price of it in money."(nasb) 1Ki 21:2 And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.(kjv) 1Ki 21:2 So Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, "Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near, next to my house; and for it I will give you a vineyard better than it. Or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its worth in money."(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:3 ============ 1Ki 21:3 But Naboth said to Ahab, "The Lord forbid me that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers."(nasb) 1Ki 21:3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.(kjv) 1Ki 21:3 But Naboth said to Ahab, "The Lord forbid that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!"(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:4 ============ 1Ki 21:4 So Ahab came into his house sullen and vexed because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he said, "I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers." And he lay down on his bed and turned away his face and ate no food.(nasb) 1Ki 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.(kjv) 1Ki 21:4 So Ahab went into his house sullen and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, "I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers." And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no food.(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:5 ============ 1Ki 21:5 But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, "How is it that your spirit is so sullen that you are not eating food?"(nasb) 1Ki 21:5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?(kjv) 1Ki 21:5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, "Why is your spirit so sullen that you eat no food?"(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:6 ============ 1Ki 21:6 So he said to her, "Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, 'Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you a vineyard in its place.' But he said, 'I will not give you my vineyard.'"(nasb) 1Ki 21:6 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.(kjv) 1Ki 21:6 He said to her, "Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, 'Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it.' And he answered, 'I will not give you my vineyard.' "(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:7 ============ 1Ki 21:7 Jezebel his wife said to him, "Do you now reign over Israel? Arise, eat bread, and let your heart be joyful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite."(nasb) 1Ki 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.(kjv) 1Ki 21:7 Then Jezebel his wife said to him, "You now exercise authority over Israel! Arise, eat food, and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite."(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:8 ============ 1Ki 21:8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal, and sent letters to the elders and to the nobles who were living with Naboth in his city.(nasb) 1Ki 21:8 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.(kjv) 1Ki 21:8 And she wrote letters in Ahab's name, sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who were dwelling in the city with Naboth.(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:9 ============ 1Ki 21:9 Now she wrote in the letters, saying, "Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people;(nasb) 1Ki 21:9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:(kjv) 1Ki 21:9 She wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and seat Naboth with high honor among the people;(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:10 ============ 1Ki 21:10 and seat two worthless men before him, and let them testify against him, saying, 'You cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death." (nasb) 1Ki 21:10 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.(kjv) 1Ki 21:10 and seat two men, scoundrels, before him to bear witness against him, saying, "You have blasphemed God and the king." Then take him out, and stone him, that he may die.(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:11 ============ 1Ki 21:11 So the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent word to them, just as it was written in the letters which she had sent them.(nasb) 1Ki 21:11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.(kjv) 1Ki 21:11 So the men of his city, the elders and nobles who were inhabitants of his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them.(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:12 ============ 1Ki 21:12 They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth at the head of the people.(nasb) 1Ki 21:12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.(kjv) 1Ki 21:12 They proclaimed a fast, and seated Naboth with high honor among the people.(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:13 ============ 1Ki 21:13 Then the two worthless men came in and sat before him; and the worthless men testified against him, even against Naboth, before the people, saying, "Naboth cursed God and the king." So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.(nasb) 1Ki 21:13 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.(kjv) 1Ki 21:13 And two men, scoundrels, came in and sat before him; and the scoundrels witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, "Naboth has blasphemed God and the king!" Then they took him outside the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died.(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:14 ============ 1Ki 21:14 Then they sent word to Jezebel, saying, "Naboth has been stoned and is dead."(nasb) 1Ki 21:14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.(kjv) 1Ki 21:14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, "Naboth has been stoned and is dead."(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:15 ============ 1Ki 21:15 When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, "Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead."(nasb) 1Ki 21:15 And 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.(kjv) 1Ki 21:15 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, "Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead."(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:16 ============ 1Ki 21:16 When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.(nasb) 1Ki 21:16 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.(kjv) 1Ki 21:16 So it was, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:17 ============ 1Ki 21:17 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,(nasb) 1Ki 21:17 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,(kjv) 1Ki 21:17 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:18 ============ 1Ki 21:18 "Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria; behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth where he has gone down to take possession of it.(nasb) 1Ki 21:18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it.(kjv) 1Ki 21:18 "Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who lives in Samaria. There he is, in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone down to take possession of it.(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:19 ============ 1Ki 21:19 You shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the Lord, "Have you murdered and also taken possession?"' And you shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the Lord, "In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth the dogs will lick up your blood, even yours."'"(nasb) 1Ki 21:19 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.(kjv) 1Ki 21:19 You shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the Lord: "Have you murdered and also taken possession?" ' And you shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the Lord: "In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs shall lick your blood, even yours." ' "(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:20 ============ 1Ki 21:20 Ahab said to Elijah, "Have you found me, O my enemy?" And he answered, "I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the Lord.(nasb) 1Ki 21:20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.(kjv) 1Ki 21:20 So Ahab said to Elijah, "Have you found me, O my enemy?" And he answered, "I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the Lord:(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:21 ============ 1Ki 21:21 Behold, I will bring evil upon you, and will utterly sweep you away, and will cut off from Ahab every male, both bond and free in Israel;(nasb) 1Ki 21:21 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,(kjv) 1Ki 21:21 'Behold, I will bring calamity on you. I will take away your posterity, and will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both bond and free.(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:22 ============ 1Ki 21:22 and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, because of the provocation with which you have provoked Me to anger, and because you have made Israel sin.(nasb) 1Ki 21:22 And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin.(kjv) 1Ki 21:22 I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, because of the provocation with which you have provoked Me to anger, and made Israel sin.'(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:23 ============ 1Ki 21:23 Of Jezebel also has the Lord spoken, saying, 'The dogs will eat Jezebel in the district of Jezreel.'(nasb) 1Ki 21:23 And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.(kjv) 1Ki 21:23 And concerning Jezebel the Lord also spoke, saying, 'The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.'(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:24 ============ 1Ki 21:24 The one belonging to Ahab, who dies in the city, the dogs will eat, and the one who dies in the field the birds of heaven will eat."(nasb) 1Ki 21:24 Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.(kjv) 1Ki 21:24 The dogs shall eat whoever belongs to Ahab and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the field."(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:25 ============ 1Ki 21:25 Surely there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the Lord, because Jezebel his wife incited him.(nasb) 1Ki 21:25 But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.(kjv) 1Ki 21:25 But there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do wickedness in the sight of the Lord, because Jezebel his wife stirred him up.(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:26 ============ 1Ki 21:26 He acted very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites had done, whom the Lord cast out before the sons of Israel.(nasb) 1Ki 21:26 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.(kjv) 1Ki 21:26 And he behaved very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites had done, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:27 ============ 1Ki 21:27 It came about when Ahab heard these words, that he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and fasted, and he lay in sackcloth and went about despondently.(nasb) 1Ki 21:27 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.(kjv) 1Ki 21:27 So it was, when Ahab heard those words, that he tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his body, and fasted and lay in sackcloth, and went about mourning.(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:28 ============ 1Ki 21:28 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,(nasb) 1Ki 21:28 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,(kjv) 1Ki 21:28 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 21:29 ============ 1Ki 21:29 "Do you see how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the evil in his days, but I will bring the evil upon his house in his son's days." (nasb) 1Ki 21:29 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.(kjv) 1Ki 21:29 "See how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity in his days. In the days of his son I will bring the calamity on his house."(nkjv) ======= 1 Kings 22:1 ============ 1Ki 22:1 Three years passed without war between Aram and Israel.(nasb) 1Ki 22:1 And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.(kjv) 1Ki 22:1 Now three years passed without war between Syria and Israel.(nkjv) |
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