1 Kings 21:4

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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.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.

In other translations

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.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.

Hebrew words

וַיָּבֹאvaiyavo'and he wentH935אַחְאָב'ach'avAhabH256אֶל־'el-toH413בֵּיתוֹbeitohouse hisH1004סַרsarsullenH5620וְזָעֵףveza'efand furiousH2198עַל־'al-onH5921הַדָּבָרhadavarthe wordH1697אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834דִּבֶּרdiberhe had spokenH1696אֵלָיו'elavto himH413נָבוֹתnavotNabothH5022הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִיhaiyizre'elithe JezreeliteH3158וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לֹא־lo'-notH3808אֶתֵּן'etenI will giveH5414לְךָlekhato youאֶת־'et-<obj.>H853נַחֲלַתnachalat[the] inheritance ofH5159אֲבוֹתָי'avotaiancestors myH1וַיִּשְׁכַּבvaiyishkavand he lay downH7901עַל־'al-onH5921מִטָּתוֹmitatobed hisH4296וַיַּסֵּבvaiyasevand he turned aroundH5437אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853פָּנָיוpanavface hisH6440וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808אָכַל'akhalhe ateH398לָחֶם׃lachemfoodH3899

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People and places

People: Ahab, Naboth

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