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1 Kings 21:12

They told the people that it was a time when they should not eat. And they put Naboth in front of 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.
King James Version (1611)
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among 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 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 His wife Jezebel came to him and said, "Why is your spirit so troubled that you are not eating food?" 6 He said to her, "Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite. I said to him, ‘Give me your grape-field for money. Or I will give you another field for it, if you like.' But he said, ‘I will not give you my grape-field.'" 7 Jezebel his wife said to him, "Do you now rule over Israel? Get up, eat food, and let your heart be filled with joy. I will give you the grape-field of Naboth the Jezreelite." 8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name and put the mark of his name on them. She sent letters to the leaders and the king's sons who were living with Naboth in his city. 9 She wrote in the letters, saying, "Tell the people that it is a time when they should not eat. And put Naboth in front of the people. 10 Seat two men of no worth beside him. And have them speak against him, saying, ‘You spoke against God and the king.' Then take him out and kill him with stones." 11 So the leaders and king's sons who lived in Naboth's city did just as Jezebel had written to them in the letters she had sent. 12 They told the people that it was a time when they should not eat. And they put Naboth in front of the people. 13 Then the two men of no worth came in and sat beside him. These men spoke against Naboth in front of the people, saying, "Naboth spoke against God and the king." So they took him outside the city and killed him with stones. 14 Then they sent news to Jezebel, saying, "Naboth has been killed with stones. He 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
But God said, "No, but your wife Sarah will give birth to your son. And you will give him the name Isaac. I will make My agreement with him and for his children after him, an agreement that will last forever.
Genesis 17:21
But I will make My agreement with Isaac, who will be born to Sarah at this time next year."
Genesis 21:7
She said, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet when he is so old I have given him a son."
Genesis 21:8
When the child grew old enough to stop nursing, Abraham made a special supper on that day.
1 Samuel 8:7
The Lord said to Samuel, "Listen to the voice of the people in all they say to you. For they have not turned away from you. They have turned away from Me, that I should not be king over them.
1 Samuel 8:9
So listen to their voice. But tell them of the danger and show them the ways of the king who will rule over them."
Isaiah 46:10
I tell from the beginning what will happen in the end. And from times long ago I tell of things which have not been done, saying, ‘My Word will stand. And I will do all that pleases Me.'
Hebrews 11:18
God had said to Abraham, "Your family will come from Isaac."

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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