1 Kings 21:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. ”

1 Kings 21:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The meaning is, “Art thou king, and yet sufferest thyself to be thwarted in this way by a mere subject? I, the queen, the weak woman, will give thee the vineyard, if thou, the king, the strong man,...
1 Kings 21:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Jezebel his wife said unto him, (c) Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, [and] eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. (c)...
1 Kings 21:7 - 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 21:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Dost. ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6.
1 Kings 21:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. Dost thou...
1 Kings 21:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel— In truth the king has very excellent authority in Israel! Houb.
1 Kings 21:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. Dos...
1 Kings 21:7 - 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 21:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Dost thou now. — The scorn of Jezebel is, like the impatience of Lady Macbeth, expressed in a striking boldness of emphasis. First comes the bitter irony of the question, “Dost thou govern the king...
1 Kings 21:7 - 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 21:7 - 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 21:7 - 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 21:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(4) 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 la...
1 Kings 21:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Jezebel his wife said unto him, dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel ?.... Art thou not king of Israel? canst thou not do as thou pleasest? hast thou not power to oblige a subject to obey...
1 Kings 21:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, [and] eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. Ver. 7....
1 Kings 21:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jezebel said, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? Art thou fit to be a king who canst put up with such affronts from thy subjects, and hast not courage to dispose of them and theirs as seem...
1 Kings 21:7 - 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 21:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Naboth Murdered by Jezebel. B. C. 899. 5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said un...
1 Kings 21:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? art thou fit to be king, that canst put up such affronts from thy subjects, and hast not the courage to use thy absolute power to dispose of them and the...
1 Kings 21:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ahab Craves Naboth's Vineyard And Is Promised It By Jezebel ( 1 Kings 21:1-7 ). The first step in the downward spiral is that of Ahab coveting Naboth's vineyard. This was in direct disobedience to...
1 Kings 21:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

AHAB AND THE VINEYARD OF NABOTH CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 1 Kings 21:1 . Naboth the Jezreelite — Naboth’ נָבוֹת, fruits , according to Gesenius; but pre-eminence , according to Fürst....
1 Kings 21:7 - 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 21:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs. Ahab’s garden of herbs Walking in the garden, what do we see? 1. Covetousness. God’s brand is upon covetousness. Contentment i...
1 Kings 21:7 - 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 21:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Murder of Naboth
1 Kings 21:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 21:15 ; 1 Kings 21:16 ; 1 Samuel 8:4 ; 2 Samuel 13:4 ; Daniel 5:19-21 ; Ecclesiastes 4:1 ; Ecclesiastes 8:4 ; Micah 2:1 ; Micah 2:2 ; Micah 7:3 ; Proverbs 30:31
1 Kings 21:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Dost thou govern — Art thou fit to be king, that hast not courage to use thy power.

1 Kings 21:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 21:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Kings 21:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 21:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Kings 21:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 21:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 21:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 21:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 21:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 21:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 21:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 21:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 21:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 21:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 21:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 21:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 21:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 21:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 21:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 21:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 21:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 21:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 21:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Kings 21:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 21:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 21:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 21:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes