The two wicked men came in and sat opposite him. Then the wicked men testified against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, ‘Naboth has cursed God and the king! ’ So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.
1 Kings 21:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then they sent word to Jezebel: ‘Naboth has been stoned to death.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth has been stoned and is dead. American Standard Version (1901) Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead. Common English Bible It was then reported to Jezebel, “Naboth was stoned. He’s dead.” Catholic Public Domain Version And they sent to Jezebel, saying, "Naboth has been stoned, and he has died." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they sent to Jezabel, saying: Naboth is stoned, and is dead. |
The two wicked men came in and sat opposite him. Then the wicked men testified against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, ‘Naboth has cursed God and the king! ’ So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.
When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, ‘Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite who refused to give it to you for silver, since Naboth isn’t alive, but dead.’
When the messenger came and told him, ‘They have brought the heads of the king’s sons,’ the king said, ‘Pile them in two heaps at the entrance of the city gate until morning.’
If you see oppression of the poor and perversion of justice and righteousness in the province, don’t be astonished at the situation, because one official protects another official, and higher officials protect them.
There is a futility that is done on the earth: there are righteous people who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked people who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.