SurelyI have seenyesterdaythe bloodof Nabothand the bloodof his sons,'saysthe LORD,and I will repayyou in thisproperty,'saysthe LORD.Nowthen, takeand casthim into the property,according to the wordof the LORD."
Then the twoworthlessmencamein and satbeforehim; and the worthlessmentestifiedagainst him, even against Naboth,beforethe people,saying,"NabothcursedGodand the king."So they tookhim outsidethe cityand stonedhim to deathwith stones.
"You shall speakto him, saying,'Thussaysthe LORD,"Have you murderedand alsotakenpossession?"'And you shall speakto him, saying,'Thussaysthe LORD,"In the placewherethe dogslickedup the bloodof Naboththe dogswill lickup your blood,evenyours."'"
Then Joramsaid,"Getready."And they madehis chariotready.Joramkingof Israeland Ahaziahkingof Judahwentout, eachin his chariot,and they wentout to meetJehuand foundhim in the propertyof Naboththe Jezreelite.
Then [Jehu] saidto Bidkarhis officer,"Take[him] up and casthim into the propertyof the fieldof Naboththe Jezreelite,for I rememberwhen you and I were ridingtogetherafterAhabhis father,that the LORDlaidthisoracleagainsthim:
When they had departedfrom him (for they lefthim verysick),his own servantsconspiredagainsthim because of the bloodof the sonof Jehoiadathe priest,and murderedhim on his bed.So he died,and they buriedhim in the cityof David,but they did not buryhim in the tombsof the kings.
However, he did not puttheir childrento death,but [did] as it is writtenin the lawin the bookof Moses,whichthe LORDcommanded,saying,"Fathersshall not be putto deathfor sons,norsonsbe putto deathfor fathers,but eachshall be putto deathfor his own sin."
Be graciousto me, O LORD;Seemy afflictionfrom those who hateme, You who liftme up from the gatesof death,
"You shall not worshipthem or servethem; for I, the LORDyour God,am a jealousGod,visitingthe iniquityof the fatherson the children,on the thirdand the fourthgenerations of those who hateMe,
"Yet you say,Whyshould the sonnot bearthe punishmentfor the father'siniquity?'When the sonhas practicedjusticeand righteousnessand has observedallMy statutesand donethem, he shall surelylive.
"You have deviseda shamefulthingfor your houseBy cuttingoffmanypeoples;So you are sinningagainst yourself.
"Fathersshall not be putto deathfor [their] sons,norshall sonsbe putto deathfor [their] fathers;everyoneshall be putto deathfor his own sin.
You shall not worshipthem or servethem; for I, the LORDyour God,am a jealousGod,visitingthe iniquityof the fatherson the children,and on the thirdand the fourth[generations] of those who hateMe,
