Then they sent word to Jezebel saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”
2 Kings 10:8 - Tree of Life Version When a messenger came and told him saying, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons,” he said, “Put them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When a messenger came and told him, They have brought the heads of the king's sons, he said, Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the city gate until morning. American Standard Version (1901) And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king’s sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning. Common English Bible A messenger came and told Jehu, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.” He responded, “Pile them in two stacks at the entrance of the gate where they will stay until morning.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then a messenger arrived and reported to him, saying, "They have brought the heads of the king's sons." And he responded, "Place them in two piles, beside the entrance of the gate, until morning." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And a messenger came, and told him, saying: They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said: Lay ye them in two heaps by the entering-in of the gate until the morning. |
Then they sent word to Jezebel saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”
When it came to pass that the letter reached them, they took the king’s 70 sons and slaughtered them, put their heads in baskets and sent them to him at Jezreel.
It came to pass in the morning that he went out and stood and addressed all the people, “You are innocent. Behold, I conspired against my master and killed him, but who struck down all these?
brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
His body is not to remain all night on the tree—instead you must certainly bury him the same day, for anyone hanged is a curse of God. You must not defile your land that Adonai your God is giving you as an inheritance.