1 Kings 21:11

And the king of Israel answered and said, Let it be sufficient; let not the humpbacked boast as he that is upright.

Brenton Septuagint

In The 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.

In Context

10And the son of Ader sent to him, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for + 21:10 The LXX. read שועליס for שעליס.foxes to all the people, even my infantry.

12And it came to pass when he returned him this answer, he and all the kings with him were drinking in tents: and he said to his servants, + 21:12 Or, build a mound or fortification.Form a trench. And they made a trench against the city.

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Cross References

Exodus 1:21And as the midwives feared God, they established for themselves families.

Leviticus 19:15Thou shalt not act unjustly in judgment: thou shalt not accept the person of the poor, nor admire the person of the mighty; with justice shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

1 Samuel 23:20And now according to all the king's desire to come down, let him come down to us; they have shut him up into the hands of the king.

2 Chronicles 24:21And they conspired against him, and stoned him by command of king Joas in the court of the Lord's house.

Proverbs 29:26Many wait on the favour of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.

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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