1 Kings 21:7-13
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7 Jezebel his wife said to him, “(A)Do you now [a]reign over Israel? Arise, eat bread, and let your heart be joyful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
8 (B)So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to (C)the elders and to the nobles who were living with Naboth in his city. 9 Now she had written in the letters, saying, “Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people; 10 and seat two (D)worthless men opposite him, and have them testify against him, saying, ‘(E)You [b]cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and (F)stone him [c]to death.”
Jezebel’s Plot
11 So the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did just as Jezebel had sent word to them, just as it was written in the letters which she had sent them. 12 They (G)proclaimed a fast, and seated Naboth at the head of the people. 13 Then the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him; and the worthless men testified against him, against Naboth, before the people, saying, “Naboth [d]cursed God and the king.” (H)So they took him outside the city and stoned him [e]to death with stones.
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- 1 Kings 21:7 Lit exercise kingship
- 1 Kings 21:10 Lit blessed, an ancient euphemism to avoid any mention of the cursing of God
- 1 Kings 21:10 Lit so that he dies
- 1 Kings 21:13 See note 1 v 10
- 1 Kings 21:13 Lit with stones so that he died
Isaiah 59:13
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13 [a]Offending and (A)denying the Lord,
And turning away from our God,
Speaking (B)oppression and revolt,
Conceiving and (C)uttering lying words from the heart.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 59:13 Or Revolting against and
Isaiah 59:14
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14 (A)Justice is turned back,
And (B)righteousness stands far away;
For truth has stumbled in the street,
And uprightness cannot enter.
Hosea 10:4
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4 They speak mere words,
[a]With (A)worthless oaths they make covenants;
And (B)judgment sprouts like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
Footnotes
- Hosea 10:4 Or Swearing falsely in making a covenant
Amos 5:7
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- Amos 5:7 Lit they have thrown
Amos 5:11
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11 Therefore because you impose heavy [a]rent on the poor
And take a tribute of grain from them,
Though you have built (A)houses of cut stone,
Yet you will not live in them;
You have planted beautiful vineyards, yet you will (B)not drink their wine.
Footnotes
- Amos 5:11 Or tax
Amos 5:12
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12 For I know your offenses are many and your sins are great,
You who are (A)hostile to the righteous and accept bribes,
And [a]turn away the poor from justice at the [b]gate.
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