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3 But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid athat I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!”  
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.
5 But aJezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, “Why is your spirit so sullen that you eat no food?”  
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.’ ”
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.”
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.
9 She wrote in the letters, saying,
Proclaim a fast, and seat Naboth with high honor among the people;  
10 and seat two men, scoundrels, before him to bear witness against him, saying, “You have ablasphemed God and the king.” Then take him out, and bstone him, that he may die.  
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.
12 aThey proclaimed a fast, and seated Naboth with high honor among the people.  
13 And two men, scoundrels, came in and sat before him; and the scoundrels awitnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth has blasphemed God and the king!” bThen they took him outside the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died.  
14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”
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.”
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.
Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 21:5

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American Standard Version
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

Amplified® Bible
But Jezebel his wife came and said to him, Why is your spirit so troubled that you eat no food?

Contemporary English Version
Jezebel his wife came in and asked, "What's wrong? Why won't you eat?"

Darby English Version
And Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit sullen, and thou eatest no bread?

Good News Bible
His wife Jezebel went to him and asked, "Why are you so depressed? Why won't you eat?"

King James Version
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

New American Standard Bible
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?"

New International Version
His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, "Why are you so sullen? Why won't you eat?"

New King James Version
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, “Why is your spirit so sullen that you eat no food?”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, "Why has your spirit become so sullen that you do not eat your food?"

Revised Standard Version
But Jez'ebel his wife came to him, and said to him, "Why is your spirit so vexed that you eat no food?"

Young's Literal Translation
And Jezebel his wife cometh in unto him, and speaketh unto him, `What `is' this? -- thy spirit sulky, and thou art not eating bread!'

New English Translation
Then his wife Jezebel came in and said to him, “Why do you have a bitter attitude and refuse to eat?”


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