“Are you the king of Israel or not?” Jezebel demanded. “Get up and eat something, and don’t worry about it. I’ll get you Naboth’s vineyard!”

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The meaning is, “Are you king, and yet allow yourself to be thwarted in this way by a mere subject? I, the queen, the weak woman, will give you the…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Dost thou now. —Jezebel's scorn is, like Lady Macbeth's impatience, expressed in a striking boldness of emphasis. First c…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Jezebel his wife said to him, do you now govern the
kingdom of Israel ?
&c.] Are …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

When, instead of a suitable helper, a man has an agent for Satan in the form of an artful, unprincipled, yet beloved wife, fatal effects may be exp…