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King James Version (1611 Edition)

1 Kings 21:12

They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Confiscation;   Conspiracy;   Covetousness;   Dishonesty;   Falsehood;   Government;   Homicide;   Indictments;   Jezebel;   Judge;   King;   Naboth;   Perjury;   Slander;   Usurpation;   Women;   Thompson Chain Reference - Jezebel;   Queens;   Women;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Fasting;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jezebel;   Jezreel;   Justice;   Naboth;   Vine;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ahab;   Jezebel;   King;   Lie;   Steal;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Fast, Fasting;   Punishment;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Fast;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Fasting;   Judges;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Esdraelon;   Festivals;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Naboth;   Queen;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Government;   Jezebel;   Justice;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jezebel ;   Jezreelite, Jezreelitess ;   Naboth ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Naboth;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elijah;   Jezebel;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Law of Moses;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jezebel;   Judge;   Naboth;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth at the head of the people.
Hebrew Names Version
They proclaimed a fast, and set Navot on high among the people.
King James Version
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
English Standard Version
they proclaimed a fast and set Naboth at the head of the people.
New Century Version
They declared a special day on which the people were to fast. And they put Naboth in a place of honor before the people.
New English Translation
They observed a time of fasting and put Naboth in front of the people.
Amplified Bible
They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth at the head of the people.
New American Standard Bible
They proclaimed a fast, and seated Naboth at the head of the people.
Geneva Bible (1587)
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth among the chiefe of the people,
Legacy Standard Bible
They called for a fast and seated Naboth at the head of the people.
Contemporary English Version
They told the people that it was a day to go without eating, and when they all came together, they seated Naboth at the front.
Complete Jewish Bible
They proclaimed a fast and gave Navot the seat of honor among the people.
Darby Translation
they proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people.
Easy-to-Read Version
The leaders announced that there would be a day when all the people would eat nothing. On that day they called all the people together for a meeting. They put Naboth in a special place before the people.
George Lamsa Translation
They proclaimed a fast and set Naboth on high among the people.
Good News Translation
They proclaimed a day of fasting, called the people together, and gave Naboth the place of honor.
Lexham English Bible
They called a fast, and they seated Naboth at the head of the people.
Literal Translation
They proclaimed a fast, and made Naboth to sit at the head of the people.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and they proclamed a fast, and caused Naboth to syt aboue amonge the people.
American Standard Version
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
Bible in Basic English
They gave orders for a day of public sorrow, and put Naboth at the head of the people.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
They proclaymed a fast, and set Naboth among the chiefe of the people.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass when he returned him this answer, he and all the kings with him were drinking in tents: and he said to his servants, Form a trench. And they made a trench against the city.
English Revised Version
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
Berean Standard Bible
They proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thei prechiden fastyng, and maden Naboth to sitte among the firste men of the puple;
Young's Literal Translation
they have proclaimed a fast, and caused Naboth to sit at the head of the people,
Update Bible Version
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
Webster's Bible Translation
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
World English Bible
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
New King James Version
They proclaimed a fast, and seated Naboth with high honor among the people.
New Living Translation
They called for a fast and put Naboth at a prominent place before the people.
New Life Bible
They told the people that it was a time when they should not eat. And they put Naboth in front of the people.
New Revised Standard
they proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth at the head of the assembly.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
they proclaimed a fast, - and caused Naboth to sit at the head of the people.
Douay-Rheims Bible
They proclaimed a fast, and made Naboth sit among the chief of the people.
Revised Standard Version
they proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth at the head of the people.

Contextual Overview

5 But Iezebel his wife came to him, and said vnto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? 6 And he said vnto her, Because I spake vnto Naboth the Iezreelite, and said vnto him, Giue mee thy vineyard for money, or else if it please thee, I will giue thee another vineyard for it: And he answered, I wil not giue thee my vineyard. 7 And Iezebel his wife saide vnto him, Doest thou now gouerne the kingdome of Israel? Arise, and eate bread, and let thine heart bee merrie: I will giue thee the vineyard of Naboth the Iezreelite. 8 So shee wrote letters in Ahabs name, and sealed them with his seale, and sent the letters vnto the Elders, and to the Nobles that were in his citie dwelling with Naboth. 9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaime a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: 10 And set two men, sonnes of Belial before him, to beare witnes against him, saying, Thou diddest blaspheme God and the king: and then carie him out, and stone him that he may die. 11 And the men of his citie, euen the Elders and the Nobles who were the inhabitants in his citie, did as Iezebel had sent vnto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent vnto them. 12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. 13 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sate before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, euen against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they caried him foorth out of the citie, and stoned him with stones, that hee died. 14 Then they sent to Iezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

1 Kings 21:8-10, Isaiah 58:4

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 11:16 - he assigned 2 Samuel 15:12 - while he offered 2 Kings 10:20 - Proclaim Joel 2:15 - sanctify Acts 4:7 - when

Cross-References

Genesis 17:19
And God said, Sarah thy wife shall beare thee a sonne in deede, and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my couenant with him, for an euerlasting couenant, and with his seed after him.
Genesis 17:21
But my couenant wil I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall beare vnto thee, at this set time, in the next yeere.
Genesis 21:7
And she said, Who would haue said vnto Abraham, that Sarah should haue giuen children sucke? for I haue borne him a sonne in his old age.
Genesis 21:8
And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast, the same day that Isaac was weaned.
1 Samuel 8:7
And the Lord said vnto Samuel, Hearken vnto the voyce of the people in all that they say vnto thee: for they haue not reiected thee, but they haue reiected mee, that I should not reigne ouer them.
1 Samuel 8:9
Nowe therefore hearken vnto their voyce: howbeit, yet protest solemnly vnto them, and shew them the maner of the King that shall reigne ouer them.
Isaiah 46:10
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsell shall stand, and I wil doe all my pleasure:
Hebrews 11:18
Of whom it was said, That, in Isaac shall thy seed be called:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

They proclaimed a fast,.... Or called a court,

:-.

and set Naboth on high among the people; placed him at the bar as a criminal, :-, though Josephus c thinks he was set on an high place in the court, because he was of an illustrious birth.

c Antiqu. l. 3. c. 13. sect. 8.


 
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