1 Kings 21:9-11
English Standard Version Anglicised
9 And she wrote in the letters, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people. 10 And set two (A)worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, (B)‘You have cursed[a] God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.” 11 And the men of his city, (C)the elders and the leaders who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent word to them. As it was written in the letters that she had sent to them,
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- 1 Kings 21:10 Hebrew blessed; also verse 13
1 Kings 21:9-11
New International Version
9 In those letters she wrote:
“Proclaim a day of fasting and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the people. 10 But seat two scoundrels(A) opposite him and have them bring charges that he has cursed(B) both God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.”
11 So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel directed in the letters she had written to them.
1 Kings 21:9-11
King James Version
9 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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