5 His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, "Why are you so sullen? Why won't you eat?"
5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
5 But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, "Why is your spirit so vexed that you eat no food?"
5 Jezebel his wife came to him. She said, "What's going on? Why are you so out of sorts and refusing to eat?"
5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, "Why is your spirit so sullen that you eat no food?"
5 "What's the matter?" his wife Jezebel asked him. "What's made you so upset that you're not eating?"
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 21:5
Commentary on 1 Kings 21:5-16
(Read 1 Kings 21:5-16)
When, instead of a help meet, a man has an agent for Satan, in the form of an artful, unprincipled, yet beloved wife, fatal effects may be expected. Never were more wicked orders given by any prince, than those Jezebel sent to the rulers of Jezreel. Naboth must be murdered under colour of religion. There is no wickedness so vile, so horrid, but religion has sometimes been made a cover for it. Also, it must be done under colour of justice, and with the formalities of legal process. Let us, from this sad story, be amazed at the wickedness of the wicked, and the power of Satan in the children of disobedience. Let us commit the keeping of our lives and comforts to God, for innocence will not always be our security; and let us rejoice in the knowledge that all will be set to rights in the great day.