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1 Kings 21:9

Naboth
Truth and honesty

7 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

8 So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.

And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:

10 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.

11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.

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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,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 58:4

    Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.

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  • Luke 20:47

    Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

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  • Matthew 2:8

    And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

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  • Matthew 23:13

    But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

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  • John 18:28

    Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.

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  • Genesis 34:13–17

    And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

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