Then two men told the people that they heard Naboth speak against God and against the king. So the people carried Naboth out of the city. Then they killed him with rocks.
1 Kings 21:14 - Easy To Read Version Then the leaders sent a message to Jezebel. The message said: “Naboth has been killed.” 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. |
Then two men told the people that they heard Naboth speak against God and against the king. So the people carried Naboth out of the city. Then they killed him with rocks.
When Jezebel heard this, she said to Ahab, “Naboth is dead. Now you can go and take the field that you wanted.”
The messenger came to Jehu and told him, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons!”
In some country you might see poor people that are forced to work very hard. You might see that this is not fair to the poor people. It is against the rights of the poor people. But don’t be surprised! The ruler that forces those people to work has another ruler that forces him. And there is still another ruler that forces both of these rulers.
There is something else that happens on earth that does not seem fair. Bad things should happen to bad people and good things should happen to good people. But sometimes bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. That is not fair.