1 Kings 21:23 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wallb of Jezreel. ”

1 Kings 21:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And of Jezebel also spake the Lord, saying - These are not the words of Elijah, but of the writer, who notes a special prophecy against Jezebel, whose guilt was at least equal to her husband’s....
1 Kings 21:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Story of Naboth. This is evidently not a part of the Elijah story of 1 Kings 17-19. There are certain differences of style; e.g. Ahab is described as king of Samaria (1); and Elijah does not,...
1 Kings 21:23 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

by the wall. The word behel is thought by Ginsburg to be an abbreviation for bthelek = "in the portion of", as in 2 Kings 9:10 ; 2 Kings 9:36 : i.e. within the rampart. Jezreel. Not Samari...
1 Kings 21:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. The dogs shall eat Jezebel - This was most literally fulfilled; see 2 Kings 9:36 . The carcasses of poo...
1 Kings 21:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. No JFB commentary on these verses.
1 Kings 21:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Naboth's Vineyard 1. After these things] The LXX places this chapter after 1 Kings 19 , and so prevents the separation of 1 Kings 20:22 , which are closely connected. Jezreel ] in the plain of...
1 Kings 21:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(21-24) Behold, I will bring evil. — Distinct from that message of personal judgment is the doom of utter destruction pronounced on the dynasty of Omri — the same in substance, and almost in word,...
1 Kings 21:23 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

NABOTH'S VINEYARD 1 Kings 21:1-29 "The triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless is but for a moment." - Job 20:5 "If weakness may excuse, What murderer, what traitor,...
1 Kings 21:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Breaking Three Commandments 1 Kings 21:1-29 ; 1 Kings 1:1-53 ; 1 Kings 2:1-46 ; 1 Kings 3:1-28 ; 1 Kings 4:1-34 ; 1 Kings 5:1-18 ; 1 Kings 6:1-38 ; 1 Kings 7:1-51 ; 1 Kings 8:1-66 ; 1 Ki...
1 Kings 21:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a story in the private life of Ahab. Next to his own broad and rich possessions was a vineyard, the inheritance of a man who by comparison with Ahab was poor. Naboth, loyal to the law of God,...
1 Kings 21:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(17) В¶ And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, (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...
1 Kings 21:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And of Jezebel also spake the Lord ,.... To Elijah, and by him: saying, the dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel or in the inheritance or portion of Jezreel, as the Targum; Jarchi interp...
1 Kings 21:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. Ver. 23. The dogs shall eat Jezebel. ] So the Donatists that threw the sacramental bread to dogs were...
1 Kings 21:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall Or, by the ditch , or fort; or, in the portion, of Jezreel , as the Hebrew word בחל, becheel , often signifies, and as it is explained 2 Kings 9:36 , a...
1 Kings 21:23 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE COLD-BLOODED MURDER OF NABOTH (vs.1-16) When one adopts a sullen, sulking character, it is likely to develop more seriously. Ahab illustrated this in his dealings with Naboth the Jezreelite....
1 Kings 21:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ahab's Doom Foretold. B. C. 899. 17 And the word of the L ORD came to Elijah the Tish...
1 Kings 21:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Or, by the ditch, or fort; or, in the portion , as it is explained 2 Kings 9:36 ; the Hebrew chel here being put for chelek , used there by an apocope of the last Hebrew letter, which is not u...
1 Kings 21:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ahab Is Condemned By Elijah For Both His Past Behaviour And For What Jezebel Has Done And Repents Before YHWH ( 1 Kings 21:1-26 ). We now come to what the account has been building up to, the cond...
1 Kings 21:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 1 Kings 21:19 . Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? —Crime traced back to the true criminal, for he, even more than Jezebel, actuated the deed. God is “...
1 Kings 21:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 21:3 . The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers. Moses forbids the sale of an inheritance. Leviticus 25:23 . Naboth had sons, it is presumed, and the sale w...
1 Kings 21:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE STORY OF NABOTH . THE DOOM OF AHAB 'S HOUSE . HIS PENITENCE .— 1 Kings 21:1 And it came to pass after these things [These words are omitted in the Vat....
1 Kings 21:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Prophecy of Ahab's Doom
1 Kings 21:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 21:25 ; 2 Kings 9:10 ; 2 Kings 9:30-37
1 Kings 21:23 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

By the wall — Or, in the portion, as it is explained 2 Kings 9:36 .

1 Kings 21:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 21:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 21:23 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Kings 21:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 21:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 21:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 21:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 21:23 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 21:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 21:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 21:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 21:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 21:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 21:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 21:23 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 21:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 21:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 21:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 21:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 21:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 21:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 21:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 21:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 21:23 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes