Verse 12
1 Kings 21:12
World English Bible, British Edition
12
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high amongst the people.
Original Language Text
hebrew
קָרְא֖וּ צ֑וֹם וְ/הֹשִׁ֥יבוּ אֶת נָב֖וֹת בְּ/רֹ֥אשׁ הָ/עָֽם
English Translation
Proclaim a fast and restore Naboth at the head of the people.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 21 Context
1
After these things, Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel,
next to the palace of...
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2
Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard, that I may have
it for a garden of herbs, beca...
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3
Naboth said to Ahab, “May the LORD forbid me, that I should give
the inheritance of my fathers to yo...
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4
Ahab came into his house sullen and angry because of the word
which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken...
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5
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, “Why is your spirit
so sad that you eat no bread?...
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6
He said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and
said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard f...
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7
Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now govern the kingdom of
Israel? Arise, and eat bread, and le...
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8
So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and
sent the letters to the elder...
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9
She wrote in the letters, saying, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on
high amongst the people.
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10
Set two men, wicked fellows, before him, and let them testify against
him, saying, ‘You cursed God (...
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11
The men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who lived
in his city, did as Jezebel had instru...
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12
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high amongst the people.
13
The two men, the wicked fellows, came in and sat before him. The wicked
fellows testified against hi...
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14
Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”
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15
When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead,
Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take poss...
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16
When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab rose up to go down
to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreeli...
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17
The LORD’s word came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
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18
“Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who dwells in Samaria.
Behold, he is in the vineyard of...
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19
You shall speak to him, saying, ‘The LORD says, “Have you killed and
also taken possession?”’ You sh...
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20
Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, my enemy?”
He answered, “I have found you, because you have...
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21
Behold, I will bring evil on you, and will utterly sweep you away and
will cut off from Ahab everyon...
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22
I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
and like the house of Baasha the...
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23
The LORD also spoke of Jezebel, saying, “The dogs will eat Jezebel
by the rampart of Jezreel.
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24
The dogs will eat he who dies of Ahab in the city; and the birds of
the sky will eat he who dies in...
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25
But there was no one like Ahab, who sold himself to do that
which was evil in the LORD’s sight, whom...
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26
He did very abominably in following idols, according to all that the
Amorites did, whom the LORD cas...
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27
When Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth
on his body, fasted, lay in sackclot...
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28
The LORD’s word came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
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29
“See how Ahab humbles himself before me? Because he humbles himself
before me, I will not bring the...
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