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1 Kings 21:11

Good News Translation

The officials and leading citizens of Jezreel did what Jezebel had commanded.

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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.”

They proclaimed a day of fasting, called the people together, and gave Naboth the place of honor.

King Joash joined in a conspiracy against Zechariah, and on the king's orders the people stoned Zechariah in the Temple courtyard.

But the midwives were God-fearing and so did not obey the king; instead, they let the boys live.

If a ruler pays attention to false information, all his officials will be liars.

Everybody wants the good will of the ruler, but only from the Lord can you get justice.

Justice is driven away, and right cannot come near. Truth stumbles in the public square, and honesty finds no place there.

Israel is suffering oppression; she has lost land that was rightfully hers, because she insisted on going for help to those who had none to give.

“Be honest and just when you make decisions in legal cases; do not show favoritism to the poor or fear the rich.

This will happen because you have followed the evil practices of King Omri and of his son, King Ahab. You have continued their policies, and so I will bring you to ruin, and everyone will despise you. People everywhere will treat you with contempt.”

Then they returned to their country by another road, since God had warned them in a dream not to go back to Herod.

When Herod realized that the visitors from the East had tricked him, he was furious. He gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its neighborhood who were two years old and younger—this was done in accordance with what he had learned from the visitors about the time when the star had appeared.

But Peter and John answered them, “You yourselves judge which is right in God's sight—to obey you or to obey God.

Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God, not men.

Then he said to the guards standing near him, “Kill the Lord's priests! They conspired with David and did not tell me that he had run away, even though they knew it all along.” But the guards refused to lift a hand to kill the Lord's priests.

We know, Your Majesty, how much you want to capture him; so come to our territory, and we will make sure that you catch him.”




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