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I will wipe out your descendants and cut off from Ahab every last male in Israel—slave or free.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So now the LORD says, ‘I will bring disaster on you and consume you. I will destroy every one of your male descendants, slave and free alike, anywhere in Israel!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, I will bring disaster upon you. I will utterly burn you up, and will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘Behold, I will bring calamity on you. I will take away your posterity, and will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both bond and free.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I am bringing disaster upon you, and I will utterly sweep you away, and will eliminate from Ahab every male, both bond and free in Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Behold, I will bring evil upon you, and will utterly sweep you away, and will cut off from Ahab every male, both bond and free in Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Behold, I will bring evil upon you, and will utterly sweep you away, and will cut off from Ahab every male, both bond and free in Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Behold, I will bring evil upon you, and will utterly sweep you away, and will cut off from Ahab every male, both bond and free in Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Behold [says the LORD], I am bringing evil (catastrophe) on you, and will utterly sweep you away, and will cut off from Ahab every male, both bond and free in Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring disaster on you and will eradicate your descendants: I will wipe out all of Ahab’s males, both slave and free, in Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: &#8216I am about to bring disaster on you and will sweep away your descendants: I will eliminate all of Ahab&#8217s males, both slave and free, in Israel; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will utterly sweep thee away and will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Now you will be punished. You and every man and boy in your family will die, whether slave or free. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will utterly sweep thee away, and will cut off from Ahab every man child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So I am going to bring evil on you. I will destroy your descendants. I will destroy every male in Ahab's [house], whether slave or freeman in Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So the LORD says to you, 'I will bring disaster on you. I will do away with you and get rid of every male in your family, young and old alike. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now pay attention! I'm going to send evil in your direction! I will completely sweep you away and eliminate from Ahab every male, whether indentured servant or free, throughout Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD says, 'Look, I am ready to bring disaster on you. I will destroy you and cut off every last male belonging to Ahab in Israel, including even the weak and incapacitated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, 'Look, I will bring disaster on you, and will utterly sweep you away and will cut off from Ahab everyone, slave or free in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab the males, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I will bring evil on you, and will utterly sweep you away and will cut off from Ahab everyone who urinates against a wall, and him who is shut up and him who is left at large in Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />behold, I am bringing calamity on you, and have taken away your posterity, and cut off from Ahab those sitting on the wall, and restrained, and left, in Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> lo, I am bringing in unto thee evil, and have taken away thy posterity, and cut off to Ahab those sitting on the wall, and restrained, and left, in Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold me bringing evil to thee, and I took away after thee, and I cut off to Ahab him pissing against a wall and him shut up and left in Israel;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold I will bring evil upon thee, and I will cut down thy posterity, and I will kill of Achab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up, and the last in Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />‘Behold, I will lead evil over you. And I will cut down your posterity. And I will put to death of Ahab whatever urinates against a wall, and whatever is lame, and whatever is last in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I am bringing evil upon you: I will consume you and will cut off every male belonging to Ahab, whether bond or free, in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will bring disaster on you; I will consume you, and will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I will bring evil upon you, and will pluck one by one your posterity, and will cut off from Ahab every male child and every one who has authority in governing Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, I bring evil upon you, and I shall take away after you, and because of Akhab I shall destroy him who pisses on a wall, and him who binds and looses in Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will utterly sweep thee away, and will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />behold, I bring evil upon thee: and I will kindle a fire after thee, and I will utterly destroy every male of Achaab, and him that is shut up and him that is left in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/21-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=8580" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/21.htm">Elijah Denounces Ahab and Jezebel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nî (Interjection:: 1cs) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">This is what the LORD says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: mē·ḇī (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">‘I will bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘āh (Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">calamity</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">on you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1197.htm" title="1197: ū·ḇi·‘ar·tî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To kindle, consume, to be, brutish. A primitive root; to kindle, i.e. Consume; also to be(-come) brutish.">and consume</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·re·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">your descendants;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: wə·hiḵ·rat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">I will cut off</a> <a href="/hebrew/256.htm" title="256: lə·’aḥ·’āḇ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Once oechab; from 'ach and 'ab; brother of father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon.">from Ahab</a> <a href="/hebrew/8366.htm" title="8366: maš·tîn (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To urinate. A primitive root; to make water, i.e. Urinate.">every male</a> <a href="/hebrew/7023.htm" title="7023: bə·qîr (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A wall. Or qir; or qiyrah; from quwr; a wall."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: bə·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">in Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6113.htm" title="6113: wə·‘ā·ṣūr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To restrain, retain. A primitive root; to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble.">both slave</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: wə·‘ā·zūḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">and free.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-7.htm">2 Kings 9:7-10</a></span><br />And you are to strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of the LORD shed by the hand of Jezebel. / The whole house of Ahab will perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, both slave and free, in Israel. / I will make the house of Ahab like the houses of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-10.htm">1 Kings 14:10</a></span><br />Because of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is gone!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-3.htm">1 Kings 16:3</a></span><br />So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-10.htm">2 Kings 10:10-11</a></span><br />Know, then, that not a word the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail, for the LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah.” / So Jehu killed everyone in Jezreel who remained of the house of Ahab, as well as all his great men and close friends and priests, leaving him without a single survivor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-12.htm">2 Kings 21:12-13</a></span><br />this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it. / I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-27.htm">2 Kings 23:27</a></span><br />For the LORD had said, “I will remove Judah from My sight, just as I removed Israel. I will reject this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and the temple of which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-29.htm">1 Kings 15:29</a></span><br />As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone who breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-36.htm">2 Kings 9:36-37</a></span><br />So they went back and told Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel. / And Jezebel’s body will lie like dung in the field on the plot of ground at Jezreel, so that no one can say: This is Jezebel.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-3.htm">2 Kings 24:3-4</a></span><br />Surely this happened to Judah at the LORD’s command, to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done, / and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Jeremiah 15:3-4</a></span><br />I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. / I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-7.htm">2 Chronicles 22:7-9</a></span><br />Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab. / So while Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the rulers of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers who were serving Ahaziah, and he killed them. / Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/1-4.htm">Hosea 1:4</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/7-9.htm">Amos 7:9</a></span><br />The high places of Isaac will be deserted, and the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with My sword.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-35.htm">Matthew 23:35-36</a></span><br />And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. / Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-50.htm">Luke 11:50-51</a></span><br />As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world, / from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, I will bring evil on you, and will take away your posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that urinates against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,</p><p class="hdg">Behold</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/14-10.htm">1 Kings 14:10</a></b></br> Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, <i>and</i> him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5,6</a></b></br> Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God <i>am</i> a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth <i>generation</i> of them that hate me; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/9-7.htm">2 Kings 9:7-9</a></b></br> And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel… </p><p class="hdg">him that pisseth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/25-22.htm">1 Samuel 25:22,34</a></b></br> So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that <i>pertain</i> to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall… </p><p class="hdg">him that is shut up</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/14-10.htm">1 Kings 14:10</a></b></br> Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, <i>and</i> him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-36.htm">Deuteronomy 32:36</a></b></br> For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that <i>their</i> power is gone, and <i>there is</i> none shut up, or left.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/9-8.htm">2 Kings 9:8,9</a></b></br> For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/21-20.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-36.htm">Bond</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-23.htm">Child</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-3.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-3.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-39.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-16.htm">End</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-20.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-42.htm">Free</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-8.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-18.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-32.htm">Large</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-11.htm">Male</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-10.htm">Males</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-11.htm">Man-Child</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-11.htm">Pisseth</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-3.htm">Posterity</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-35.htm">Restrained</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-10.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-20.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-3.htm">Sweep</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-11.htm">Urinates</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-3.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-30.htm">Wall</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/21-24.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-8.htm">Bond</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-14.htm">Child</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-11.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/2_kings/1-10.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-18.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-2.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-27.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-29.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-11.htm">End</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-22.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_kings/1-1.htm">Free</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-18.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-22.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-3.htm">Large</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-46.htm">Male</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-8.htm">Males</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-8.htm">Man-Child</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-8.htm">Pisseth</a> <a href="/job/18-19.htm">Posterity</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-8.htm">Restrained</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-4.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-10.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/psalms/26-9.htm">Sweep</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-8.htm">Urinates</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-11.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-23.htm">Wall</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/21-1.htm">Ahab being denied Naboth's vineyard, is grieved</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/21-5.htm">Jezebel writing letters against Naboth, he is condemned of blasphemy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/21-15.htm">Ahab take possession of the vineyard</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/21-17.htm">Elijah denounces judgments against Ahab and Jezebel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">Wicked Ahab repenting, God defers the judgment</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical context, when a prophet declares, "This is what the LORD says," it signifies that the message is not of human origin but directly from God. This underscores the seriousness of the impending judgment and reflects the prophetic tradition seen throughout the Old Testament, where prophets serve as God's mouthpieces (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/1-10.htm">Isaiah 1:10</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/2-2.htm">Jeremiah 2:2</a>).<p><b>I will bring calamity on you:</b><br>The term "calamity" indicates severe distress or disaster, often as a consequence of sin. In the historical context, this refers to the judgment that God is pronouncing on King Ahab due to his idolatry and the injustices he committed, particularly the murder of Naboth to seize his vineyard (<a href="/1_kings/21.htm">1 Kings 21:1-16</a>). This reflects the Deuteronomic principle of retribution, where disobedience to God's commandments results in curses (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a>).<p><b>and consume your descendants:</b><br>This phrase indicates the complete destruction of Ahab's lineage, a common form of divine judgment in the Old Testament. The cutting off of descendants was a severe punishment, as it meant the end of one's family line and legacy. This prophecy was fulfilled when Jehu, anointed by God, eradicated Ahab's house (<a href="/2_kings/10.htm">2 Kings 10:1-11</a>). Theologically, this reflects the seriousness of leading Israel into sin and the consequences of turning away from God.<p><b>I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel,</b><br>The phrase "cut off" signifies a total eradication, often used in the context of divine judgment. The focus on "every male" highlights the complete nature of the judgment, leaving no potential for Ahab's line to continue. This is reminiscent of other biblical judgments where entire families or groups are destroyed due to sin (e.g., the house of Eli in <a href="/1_samuel/2-31.htm">1 Samuel 2:31-33</a>).<p><b>both slave and free:</b><br>This indicates that the judgment is comprehensive, affecting all levels of society associated with Ahab, regardless of social status. In ancient Israel, the distinction between slave and free was significant, yet God's judgment transcends these human divisions. This reflects the biblical theme that God's justice is impartial and all-encompassing (<a href="/romans/2-11.htm">Romans 2:11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahab.htm">Ahab</a></b><br>The king of Israel, known for his wickedness and idolatry, particularly influenced by his wife Jezebel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jezebel.htm">Jezebel</a></b><br>Ahab's wife, notorious for promoting the worship of Baal and persecuting the prophets of Yahweh.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/elijah.htm">Elijah</a></b><br>The prophet of God who delivers the message of judgment to Ahab.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/n/naboth's_vineyard.htm">Naboth's Vineyard</a></b><br>The event leading to this prophecy, where Ahab covets Naboth's vineyard and Jezebel orchestrates Naboth's unjust execution.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom over which Ahab ruled, often led astray by idolatry and disobedience to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Ahab's account is a stark reminder that sin, especially when unrepented, leads to severe consequences. God's justice is inevitable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/influence_of_leadership.htm">Influence of Leadership</a></b><br>Ahab's reign shows how a leader's actions and choices can lead an entire nation astray. This calls for prayerful and righteous leadership in all areas of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Elijah's boldness in delivering God's message highlights the importance of speaking truth, even in the face of opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>Despite human actions, God's plans and justice prevail. Trust in His timing and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_mercy.htm">Repentance and Mercy</a></b><br>While this passage focuses on judgment, the broader account of Ahab's life shows that God is merciful to those who genuinely repent, as seen in Ahab's temporary humility in <a href="/1_kings/21-27.htm">1 Kings 21:27-29</a>.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_elijah's_prophecy_seem_unjust.htm">Why is Elijah’s prophecy (1 Kings 21:21–24) fulfilled in a manner that may seem inconsistent with God’s justice elsewhere in Scripture? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_david_punished_for_a_census.htm">Why was David punished for conducting a census?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_jezebel's_life_and_legacy.htm">What events define Jezebel's life and legacy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_endorse_jehu's_violence.htm">Why does God apparently endorse Jehu’s violent actions in 2 Kings 10:30, when other passages condemn such bloodshed? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21-24) <span class= "bld">Behold, I will bring evil.</span>--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, as that already pronounced in <a href="/context/1_kings/14-10.htm" title="Therefore, behold, I will bring evil on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that urinates against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man takes away dung, till it be all gone.">1Kings 14:10-11</a>; <a href="/context/1_kings/16-3.htm" title="Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.">1Kings 16:3-4</a>. It is, indeed, called forth by the last sin of Ahab, but the ground assigned for it (<a href="/1_kings/21-22.htm" title="And will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation with which you have provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin.">1Kings 21:22</a>) extends to the whole course of idolatry and apostasy, "making Israel to sin." It is only this more general sentence which is postponed by the repentance of Ahab (<a href="/1_kings/21-29.htm" title="See you how Ahab humbles himself before me? because he humbles himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil on his house.">1Kings 21:29</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">exterminate after thee</span>. See note on 1 Kings 14:10. Ahab knew well the meaning of these words. He had before him the examples of Baasha and Zimri], <span class="cmt_word">and will cut off from Ahab</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">to Ahab</span>] <span class="cmt_word">him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel</span> [see on 1 Kings 14:10]. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/21-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">[This is what the LORD says]:</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנְנִ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘I will bring</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵבִ֤יא</span> <span class="translit">(mê·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">calamity</span><br /><span class="heb">רָעָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and consume</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבִעַרְתִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇi·‘ar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1197.htm">Strong's 1197: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kindle, consume, to be, brutish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your descendants;</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will cut off</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִכְרַתִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiḵ·rat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Ahab</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַחְאָב֙</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’aḥ·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_256.htm">Strong's 256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">every male</span><br /><span class="heb">מַשְׁתִּ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(maš·tîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8366.htm">Strong's 8366: </a> </span><span class="str2">To make water, urinate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">both slave</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָצ֥וּר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·ṣūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6113.htm">Strong's 6113: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inclose, to hold back, to maintain, rule, assemble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and free.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָז֖וּב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·zūḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> </span><span class="str2">To loosen, relinquish, permit</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/21-21.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 21:21 Behold I will bring evil on you (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/21-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 21:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 21:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/21-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 21:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 21:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>