1 Kings 21:5

5 But Jezebel, his wife, came to him and said, Why is your spirit so bitter that you have no desire for food?

1 Kings 21:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 21:5

But Jezebel his wife came unto him, and said, why is thy spirit
so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
] She perceived he was low spirited, and supposed he had met with something that had ruffled him, and made him so uneasy that he could not eat his food; and she desired to know what it was, that she might relieve him if possible.

1 Kings 21:5 In-Context

3 But Naboth said to Ahab, By the Lord, far be it from me to give you the heritage of my fathers.

4 So Ahab came into his house bitter and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him, I will not give you the heritage of my fathers. And stretching himself on the bed with his face turned away, he would take no food.

5 But Jezebel, his wife, came to him and said, Why is your spirit so bitter that you have no desire for food?

6 And he said to her, Because I was talking to Naboth the Jezreelite, and I said to him, Let me have your vine-garden for a price, or, if it is pleasing to you, I will give you another vine-garden for it: and he said, I will not give you my vine-garden.

7 Then Jezebel, his wife, said, Are you now the ruler of Israel? Get up, take food, and let your heart be glad; I will give you the vine-garden of Naboth the Jezreelite.