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New King James Version

1 Kings 21:17

Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Elijah;   Homicide;   Naboth;   Prophecy;   Repentance;   Usurpation;   Women;   Thompson Chain Reference - Elijah;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Prophets;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jezebel;   Jezreel;   Naboth;   Vine;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ahab;   Lie;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Naboth;   Tishbite;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Festivals;   King, Kingship;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Naboth;   Oracles;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Government;   Justice;   Tishbite;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jezebel ;   Naboth ;   Tishbite ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Naboth;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elijah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Tish'bite, the,;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Urim and Thummim;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jezreel;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite:
Hebrew Names Version
The word of the LORD came to Eliyah the Tishbi, saying,
King James Version
And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
English Standard Version
Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
New Century Version
At this time the Lord spoke his word to the prophet Elijah the Tishbite. The Lord said,
New English Translation
The Lord told Elijah the Tishbite:
Amplified Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
New American Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the word of the Lord came vnto Eliiah the Tishbite, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the word of Yahweh came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Contemporary English Version
The Lord said to Elijah the prophet,
Complete Jewish Bible
But the word of Adonai came to Eliyahu from Tishbe:
Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Lord spoke to Elijah, the prophet from Tishbe:
George Lamsa Translation
And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Good News Translation
Then the Lord said to Elijah, the prophet from Tishbe,
Lexham English Bible
The word of Yahweh came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the worde of the LORDE came to Elias the The?bite, and sayde:
American Standard Version
And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Bible in Basic English
And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the worde of the Lorde came vnto Elias the Thesbite, saying:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying:
King James Version (1611)
And the word of the Lord came to Eliiah the Tishbite, saying,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the young men the heads of the districts went forth first; and they send and report to the king of Syria, saying, There are men come forth out of Samaria.
English Revised Version
And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the word of the Lord was maad to Elie of Thesbi,
Young's Literal Translation
And the word of Jehovah is unto Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Update Bible Version
And the word of Yahweh came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
World English Bible
The word of Yahweh came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
New Living Translation
But the Lord said to Elijah,
New Life Bible
Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
New Revised Standard
Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh unto Elijah the Tishbite, saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to Elias, the Thesbite, saying:
Revised Standard Version
Then the word of the LORD came to Eli'jah the Tishbite, saying,
THE MESSAGE
Then God stepped in and spoke to Elijah the Tishbite, "On your feet; go down and confront Ahab of Samaria, king of Israel. You'll find him in the vineyard of Naboth; he's gone there to claim it as his own. Say this to him: ‘ God 's word: What's going on here? First murder, then theft?' Then tell him, ‘ God 's verdict: The very spot where the dogs lapped up Naboth's blood, they'll lap up your blood—that's right, your blood.'"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

Contextual Overview

17 Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 18 "Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who lives in Samaria. There he is, in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone down to take possession of it. 19 You shall speak to him, saying, "Thus says the LORD: "Have you murdered and also taken possession?"' And you shall speak to him, saying, "Thus says the LORD: "In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs shall lick your blood, even yours.""' 20 So Ahab said to Elijah, "Have you found me, O my enemy?" And he answered, "I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD: 21 "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. 22 I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, because of the provocation with which you have provoked Me to anger, and made Israel sin.' 23 And concerning Jezebel the Lord also spoke, saying, 'The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall 2 Kings 9:36).">[fn] of Jezreel.' 24 The dogs shall eat whoever belongs to Ahab and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the field." 25 But there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do wickedness in the sight of the LORD, because Jezebel his wife stirred him up. 26 And he behaved very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites had done, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

2 Kings 1:15, 2 Kings 1:16, 2 Kings 5:26, Psalms 9:12, Isaiah 26:21

Reciprocal: Matthew 18:12 - into Mark 12:12 - knew

Cross-References

Genesis 15:1
Hebrews 11:8-10">[xr] After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward."
Genesis 16:9
The Angel of the LORD said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hand."
Genesis 16:11
And the Angel of the LORD said to her: "Behold, you are with child, And you shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, Because the LORD has heard your affliction.
Genesis 21:1
Hebrews 11:11">[xr] And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had spoken.
Genesis 21:2
For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
Genesis 21:4
Then Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
Genesis 21:6
And Sarah said, "God has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me."
Genesis 21:13
Yet I will also make a nation of the son of the bondwoman, because he is your seed."
Genesis 21:14
So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water; and putting it on her shoulder, he gave it and the boy to Hagar, and sent her away. Then she departed and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba.
Genesis 46:3
So He said, "I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the prophet,.... Where he now was, when this word came to him, is not certain; nor what he had been employed in for some time past, since we hear nothing of him since the unction of Elisha, other prophets of lesser note being employed in messages to Ahab from time to time; perhaps Elijah, while Ahab was engaged in war with the king of Syria, spent his time in founding or reviving the schools of the prophets, and instructing and training up those that were in them for public usefulness, since we afterwards hear of them; the word that came to him is, by the Targum, called the word of prophecy, as indeed it was, foretelling the destruction of Ahab and his house: saying; as follows.


 
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