1 Kings 21:9 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 21:9

7 Then Jezebel his wife said to him, “You now exercise authority over Israel! Arise, eat food, and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”

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

9 She wrote in the letters, saying,
Proclaim a fast, and seat Naboth with high honor among the people;

10 and seat two men, scoundrels, before him to bear witness against him, saying, “You have ^ablasphemed God and the king.” Then take him out, and ^bstone him, that he may die.

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

12 ^aThey proclaimed a fast, and seated Naboth with high honor among the people.

13 And two men, scoundrels, came in and sat before him; and the scoundrels ^awitnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth has blasphemed God and the king!” ^bThen they took him outside the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died.

14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”

15 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.”

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 21:9

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

Amplified® Bible
And in the letters she said, Proclaim a fast and set Naboth up high among the people.

Contemporary English Version
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Darby English Version
And she wrote in the letter saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people;

Good News Bible
The letters said: "Proclaim a day of fasting, call the people together, and give Naboth the place of honor.

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

New American Standard Bible
Now she wrote in the letters, saying, "Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people;

New International Version
In those letters she wrote:
"Proclaim a day of fasting and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the people.

New King James Version
She wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and seat Naboth with high honor among the people;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now she wrote in the letters, saying, "Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people;

Revised Standard Version
And she wrote in the letters, "Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people;

Young's Literal Translation
and she writeth in the letters, saying, `Proclaim a fast, and cause Naboth to sit at the head of the people,

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