1 Kings 21:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord.”
1 Kings 21:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 21:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 21:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, my enemy?” He answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do that which is evil in Yahweh’s sight.”
1 Kings 21:20 — World English Bible
1 Kings 21:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee, because thou hast sold thyself to do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah. ”
1 Kings 21:20 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 21:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Ahab saith unto Elijah, `Hast thou found me, O mine enemy?' and he saith, `I have found--because of thy selling thyself to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah;”
1 Kings 21:20 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 21:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, mine enemy? And he said, I have found [thee]; because thou hast sold thyself to do evil in the sight of Jehovah. ”
1 Kings 21:20 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 21:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Ahab sayd to Eliiah, Hast thou found mee, O mine enemie? And he answered, I haue found thee: for thou hast solde thy selfe to worke wickednes in the sight of the Lord.”
1 Kings 21:20 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 21:20 in Context — 1 Kings 21
18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it.
19 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord.
21 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,
22 And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin.
What Does 1 Kings 21:20 Mean?
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