1 Kings 21:10-12
Amplified Bible
10 and seat two worthless and unprincipled men opposite him, and have them testify against him, saying, ‘You [a]cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”
Jezebel’s Plot
11 So the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who lived there, did as Jezebel had sent word to them, just as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them. 12 They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth at the head of the people.
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- 1 Kings 21:10 Lit blessed. This word is used here and in v 13 as a euphemism referring to cursing, to avoid actually uttering a curse against God, even when it is placed in the mouth of someone else.
1 Kings 21:10-12
New International Version
10 But seat two scoundrels(A) opposite him and have them bring charges that he has cursed(B) both God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.”
11 So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel directed in the letters she had written to them. 12 They proclaimed a fast(C) and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people.
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