Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
This is what the Lord says:
both slave and free, in Israel;
New American Standard Bible
Behold, I will bring evil upon you, and
King James Version
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,
International Standard Version
But Elijah answered, "I've found you because you sold yourself to do what the LORD considers to be evil! 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.
A Conservative Version
Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will utterly sweep thee away and will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and he who is shut up and he who is left at large in Israel.
American Standard Version
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:
Amplified
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;
Bible in Basic English
See, I will send evil on you and put an end to you completely, cutting off from Ahab every male child, him who is shut up and him who goes free in Israel;
Darby Translation
Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab every male, and him that is shut up and left in Israel;
Julia Smith Translation
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;
King James 2000
Behold, I will bring evil upon you, and will take away your posterity, and will cut off from Ahab every male, and he that is shut up and left in Israel,
Lexham Expanded Bible
'Look, I [am] bringing disaster on you, and I will sweep away after you. I will cut off for Ahab {every male} in Israel, bond or free.
Modern King James verseion
Behold, I will bring evil on you and will take away those after you, and will cut off from Ahab him who urinates against the wall, both bond and free in Israel.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will make clean riddance of thee, and will destroy unto Ahab all that pisseth against the wall, and if ought be prisoned or forsaken in Israel:
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
Behold, I will bring disaster on you, and will utterly sweep you away and will cut off from Ahab everyone, slave or free in Israel.
The Emphasized Bible
Behold me! saith he bringing in upon thee, calamity, and I will consume after thee, - and cut off of Ahab, even the meanest, whether shut up or left at large in Israel;
Webster
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,
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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,
Themes
Ahab » King of israel » Prophecies against
Elijah » Miracles of » Prophecies of
Elijah » Prophecies of » The destruction of ahab and his house
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Ahab and jezebel
Kings » Their revenues derived from » Punished for transgressing the divine law
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Ahab
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The death of ahab
Prophets » Were sent to » Denounce the wickedness of kings
Repentance » Instances of » Ahab, when reproved by elijah for ahab's idolatry
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Elijah, of ahab
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Ahab, serving baal
Women » Instances of » Jezebel, in her evil counsels to, and influence over, ahab
Interlinear
Ra`
Ba`ar
Karath
`atsar
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 21:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elijah Responds To Ahab
20
Ahab said to Elijah, “So, you have caught me, my enemy.”
He replied, “I have caught you because you devoted
both slave and free, in Israel;
Phrases
Cross References
1 Kings 14:10
Because of all this, I am about to bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam:
both slave and free,
I will sweep away the house of Jeroboam
as one sweeps away dung until it is all gone!
Exodus 20:5-6
Deuteronomy 32:36
and have compassion on His servants
when He sees that their strength is gone
and no one is left—slave or free.
1 Samuel 25:22
May God punish me
1 Samuel 25:34
Otherwise, as surely as the Lord God of Israel lives, who prevented me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, Nabal wouldn’t have had any men
2 Kings 9:7-9
You are to strike down the house of your master Ahab so that I may avenge the blood shed by the hand of Jezebel—the blood of My servants the prophets and of all the servants of the Lord.
2 Kings 10:1-7
Since Ahab had 70 sons in Samaria,
2 Kings 10:11-14
So Jehu killed all who remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel—all his great men, close friends, and priests—leaving him no survivors.
2 Kings 10:17
When Jehu came to Samaria, he struck down all who remained from the house of Ahab in Samaria until he had annihilated his house, according to the word of the Lord spoken to Elijah.
2 Kings 10:30
Nevertheless, the Lord said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”
2 Kings 14:26
For the Lord saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter.