1 Kings 21:10 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 21:10

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 21:10

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American Standard Version
and set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst curse God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him to death.

Amplified® Bible
And set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, You cursed {and} renounced God and the king. Then carry him out and stone him to death.

Contemporary English Version
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Darby English Version
and set two men, sons of Belial, before him, and they shall bear witness against him saying, Thou didst curse God and the king; and carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.

Good News Bible
Get a couple of scoundrels to accuse him to his face of cursing God and the king. Then take him out of the city and stone him to death."

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
and seat two worthless men before him, and let them testify against him, saying, `You cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death."

New International Version
But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify that he has cursed both God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death."

New King James Version
and seat two men, scoundrels, before him to bear witness against him, saying, “You have blasphemed God and the king.” Then take him out, and stone him, that he may die.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and seat two worthless men before him, and let them testify against him, saying, 'You cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death."

Revised Standard Version
and set two base fellows opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, 'You have cursed God and the king.' Then take him out, and stone him to death."

Young's Literal Translation
and cause two men -- sons of worthlessness -- to sit over-against him, and they testify of him, saying, Thou hast blessed God and Melech; and they have brought him out, and stoned him, and he dieth.'

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