and set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst curse God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him to death.
1 Kings 21:11 - American Standard Version 2015 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, according as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who dwelt there, did as Jezebel had directed in the letters sent them. American Standard Version (1901) And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, according as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. Common English Bible The elders and the officials who lived in Naboth’s town did exactly as Jezebel specified in the letters that she had sent. Catholic Public Domain Version Then his fellow citizens, those greater by birth and the nobles who were living with him in the city, did just as Jezebel had instructed them, and just as it was written in the letters that she had sent to them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the men of his city, the ancients and nobles, that dwelt with him in the city, did as Jezabel had commanded them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them. |
and set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst curse God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him to death.
And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of Jehovah.
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them households.
If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood,\par\tab All his servants are wicked.
Many seek the ruler's favor;\par\tab But a man's judgment {\i cometh} from Jehovah.
And justice is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.
Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; because he was content to walk after {\i man's} command.
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I may make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof a hissing: and ye shall bear the reproach of my people.\par
And being warned {\i of God} in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.\par
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men.
But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken unto you rather than unto God, judge ye:
But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.
And the king said unto the guard that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of Jehovah; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled, and did not disclose it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of Jehovah.
Now therefore, O king, come down, according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him up into the king's hand.