But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid me (A)that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.” (B)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 [a]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 [b]food?”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 21:4 Lit bread
  2. 1 Kings 21:5 Lit bread