But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid me (A)that I would give you the inheritance of my fathers!” (B)So Ahab entered his house sullen and furious because of the [a]answer that Naboth the Jezreelite had given to him, since he said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed and turned his face away, and ate no [b]food.

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 [c]food?”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 21:4 Lit word...had spoken to him
  2. 1 Kings 21:4 Lit bread
  3. 1 Kings 21:5 Lit bread

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