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1 Kings 21:9

Naboth
Truth and honesty

7 But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”

8 Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.

In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.

10 But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”

11 So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
KJV
And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
WEB
She wrote in the letters, saying, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
ASV
And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
DARBY
And she wrote in the letter saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people;
BLB
And she wrote in the letters, saying, “Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth with high honor among the people.
ÅB
Og i brevet skrev hun slik: Utrop en faste og la Nabot sitte øverst blant folket,
OTB
I de brevene skrev hun: "Utrop en faste og sett Nabot på en fremtredende plass blant folket.
B1930
Og i brevet skrev hun således: Utrop en faste og la Nabot sitte øverst blandt folket,

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 58:4

    You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high.

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  • Luke 20:47

    They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

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  • Matthew 2:8

    And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”

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  • Matthew 23:13

    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.

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  • John 18:28

    Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.

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  • Genesis 34:13–17

    But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.

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