Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 21:21
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,
21. and will take away thy posterity ] R.V. and will utterly sweep thee away. See above on 1Ki 14:10, where this verse occurs in substance.
and left in Israel ] R.V. and him that is left at large. The expression is a proverbial one, meant to indicate all men of every kind. Perhaps its origin is in the idea of ‘bondmen and free’ or it may have been ‘the young, who were not their own masters, and the old who were at liberty to choose their own way.’ The expression recalls Deu 32:36.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The prophet changes, without warning, from speaking in his own person to speaking in the person of God. The transition is abrupt, probably because the compiler follows his materials closely, compressing by omission. One fragment omitted here is preserved in 2Ki 9:26.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
See Poole “1Ki 14:10”
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
21, 22. will make thine house,&c.(see on 1Ki 15:29 and1Ki 16:3-12). Jezebel, thoughincluded among the members of Ahab’s house, has her ignominious fateexpressly foretold (see 2Ki 9:30).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Behold, I will bring evil upon thee,…. Upon his own person, by cutting him off with a violent death, though his family was so numerous, having no less than seventy sons:
and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left Israel; [See comments on 1Ki 14:10].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(21-24) Behold, I will bring evil.Distinct from that message of personal judgment is the doom of utter destruction pronounced on the dynasty of Omrithe same in substance, and almost in word, as that already pronounced in 1Ki. 14:10-11; 1Ki. 16:3-4. It is, indeed, called forth by the last sin of Ahab, but the ground assigned for it (1Ki. 21:22) extends to the whole course of idolatry and apostasy, making Israel to sin. It is only this more general sentence which is postponed by the repentance of Ahab (1Ki. 21:29).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
21. I will bring evil See note on 1Ki 14:10.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
1Ki 21:21 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,
Ver. 21. Behold, I will bring evil. ] Here the prophet resumeth and prosecuteth his interrupted speech to Ahab, telling him what to trust to. And the like boldness was used by Athanasius, Hilary, and Lucifer Calaritanus to Constantine, the Arian emperor, whom they spare not to call Herod, Nero, Antichrist, &c. John of Salisbury dealt as plainly also with the Pope, A.D. 1159. Thou hast made a match with mischief, and now thou shalt have thy bellyful of it. “The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways,” saith Solomon.
And will take away thy posterity.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
him that, &c. = every male. Compare 1Ki 14:10.
shut up and left. See note on 1Ki 14:10.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Behold: 1Ki 14:10, Exo 20:5, Exo 20:6, 2Ki 9:7-9, 2Ki 10:1-7, 2Ki 10:11-14, 2Ki 10:17, 2Ki 10:30
him that pisseth: 1Sa 25:22, 1Sa 25:34
him that is shut up: 1Ki 14:10, Deu 32:36, 2Ki 9:8, 2Ki 9:9, 2Ki 14:26
Reciprocal: 1Ki 16:3 – will make thy house 1Ki 21:29 – the evil in 2Ki 10:7 – slew seventy 2Ki 10:10 – the Lord hath done 2Ki 21:13 – the plummet 1Ch 12:1 – while he yet Job 27:15 – Those Isa 40:24 – they shall not be planted Jer 32:18 – recompensest