1 Kings 21:14

And they sent to Jezebel saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.

In Context

13And there came the two men, sons of Belial, and sat before him; and the men of Belial witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. And they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

15And it came to pass when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jizreelite, which he refused to give thee for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 11:14And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by Urijah.

Ecclesiastes 5:8If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter; for a higher than the high is watching, and there are higher than they.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 21:6-17

Naboth Murdered by Jezebel. ( b. c. 899.) 5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? 6 And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard. 7 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be… Read the whole commentary →

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