1 Kings 21:11
So the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did just as Jezebel had sent unto them,—as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
12they proclaimed a fast,—and caused Naboth to sit at the head of the people.
Cross References
Exodus 1:21And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made for them households.
Leviticus 19:15Ye shall not act perversely in giving judgment, Thou shalt neither respect the person of the poor, Nor prefer the person of the great,—In righteousness, shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
1 Samuel 23:20Now, therefore, according to all the desire of thy soul O king, to come down, come! and, ours, [will it be] to surrender him into the hand of the king.
2 Chronicles 24:21So they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones, by the commandment of the king,—in the court of the house of Yahweh.
Proverbs 29:26Many, seek the face of a ruler, but, from Yahweh, is the sentence of each one.
Daniel 3:18But, if not, be it known to thee, O king,—that, thy god, will we not serve, and, the image of gold which thou hast set up, will we not adore.
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 →