1 Kings 21:11
And the men of his citie, euen the Elders and gouernours, which dwelt in his citie, did as Iezebel had sent vnto them: as it was written in the letters, which she had sent vnto them.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
12They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth among the chiefe of the people,
Cross References
Exodus 1:21And because ye midwiues feared God, therefore he made them houses.
Leviticus 19:15Ye shall not doe vniustly in iudgement. Thou shalt not fauour the person of the poore, nor honour the person of the mightie, but thou shalt iudge thy neighbour iustly.
1 Samuel 23:20Nowe therefore, O King, come downe according to all that thine heart can desire, and our part shall be to deliuer him into the Kinges handes.
2 Chronicles 24:21Then they conspired against him and stoned him with stones at the commandement of the King, in the court of the house of the Lord.
Proverbs 29:26Many doe seeke the face of the ruler: but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lord.
Daniel 3:18But if not, bee it knowen to thee, O King, that wee will not serue thy gods, nor worship the golden image, which thou hast set vp.
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 →