1 Kings 21:11

New Century Version

The elders and important men of Jezreel obeyed Jezebel’s command, just as she wrote in the letters.

Cross References

Acts 5:29

Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God, not human authority!

Acts 4:19

But Peter and John answered them, “You decide what God would want. Should we obey you or God?

Matthew 2:16

When Herod saw that the wise men had tricked him, he was furious. So he gave an order to kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem and in the surrounding area who were two years old or younger. This was in keeping with the time he learned from the wise men.

Matthew 2:12

But God warned the wise men in a dream not to go back to Herod, so they returned to their own country by a different way.

Micah 6:16

This is because you obey the laws of King Omri and do all the things that Ahab’s family does; you follow their advice. So I will let you be destroyed. The people in your city will be laughed at, and other nations will make fun of you.

Hosea 5:11

Israel is crushed by the punishment, because it decided to follow idols.

Proverbs 29:26

Many people want to speak to a ruler, but justice comes only from the Lord.

Proverbs 29:12

If a ruler pays attention to lies, all his officers will become wicked.

2 Chronicles 24:21

But the king and his officers made plans against Zechariah. At the king’s command they threw stones at him in the courtyard of the Temple of the Lord until he died.

1 Samuel 23:20

Now, our king, come down anytime you want. It’s our duty to hand David over to you.”

1 Samuel 22:17

Then he told the guards at his side, “Go and kill the priests of the Lord, because they are on David’s side. They knew he was running away, but they didn’t tell me.” But the king’s officers refused to kill the priests of the Lord.

Leviticus 19:15

“ ‘Be fair in your judging. You must not show special favor to poor people or great people, but be fair when you judge your neighbor.

Exodus 1:21

Because the nurses feared God, he gave them families of their own.

Exodus 1:17

But the nurses feared God, so they did not do as the king told them; they let all the boy babies live.

1 Kings 21:10

Seat two troublemakers across from him, and have them say they heard Naboth speak against God and the king. Then take Naboth out of the city and kill him with stones.”

1 Kings 21:12

They declared a special day on which the people were to fast. And they put Naboth in a place of honor before the people.

Isaiah 59:14

So we have driven away justice, and we have kept away from what is right. Truth is not spoken in the streets; what is honest is not allowed to enter the city.