KJV King James Version
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.
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1 Kings 21:11
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.
WEB World English Bible
The men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, according as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the men of his city, the elders and the freemen who are dwelling in his city, do as Jezebel hath sent unto them, as written in the letters that she sent unto them,
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 21
8 So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed [them] with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that [were] in his city, dwelling with Naboth.
9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
10 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And [then] carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
11 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.
12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
13 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, [even] against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
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וַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩H6213 · a.sahto make: doאַנְשֵׁ֨יH582 · e.noshhumanעִיר֜וֹH5892 · irexcitementהַזְּקֵנִ֣יםH2205 · za.qenold: elderוְהַחֹרִ֗יםH2715 · chornobleאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙H3427 · ya.shavto dwellבְּעִיר֔וֹH5892 · irexcitementכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רH834 · a.sherwhichשָׁלְחָ֥הH7971 · sha.lachto send: departאֲלֵיהֶ֖םH413 · elto(wards)אִיזָ֑בֶלH348 · i.ze.velJezebelכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichכָּתוּב֙H3789 · ka.tavto writeבַּסְּפָרִ֔יםH5612 · se.pherscroll: documentאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichשָׁלְחָ֖הH7971 · sha.lachto send: departאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃H413 · elto(wards)
Cross-references
Hosea 5:11Ephraim [is] oppressed [and] broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.Matthew 2:16Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.2 Kings 10:6-7Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye [be] mine, and [if] ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master’s sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king’s sons, [being] seventy persons, [were] with the great men of the city, which brought them up.Exodus 1:17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.Proverbs 29:26Many seek the ruler’s favour; but [every] man’s judgment [cometh] from the LORD.Micah 6:16For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.Proverbs 29:12If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants [are] wicked.Acts 5:29Then Peter and the [other] apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.Daniel 3:18-25But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.1 Samuel 22:17And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also [is] with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.1 Samuel 23:20Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part [shall be] to deliver him into the king’s hand.Exodus 1:21And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.Leviticus 19:15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: [but] in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.Matthew 2:12And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.Acts 4:19But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.2 Chronicles 24:21And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD.Exodus 23:1-2Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
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