Verse 10
1 Kings 21:10
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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And suborn two men, sons of Belial against him, and let them bear false witness: that he hath blasphemed God (Elohim) and the king: and then carry him out, and stone him, and so let him die.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ֠/הוֹשִׁיבוּ שְׁנַ֨יִם אֲנָשִׁ֥ים בְּנֵֽי בְלִיַּעַל֮ נֶגְדּ/וֹ֒ וִ/יעִדֻ֣/הוּ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר בֵּרַ֥כְתָּ אֱלֹהִ֖ים וָ/מֶ֑לֶךְ וְ/הוֹצִיאֻ֥/הוּ וְ/סִקְלֻ֖/הוּ וְ/יָמֹֽת
English Translation
And they appointed two men, sons of Belial, against him, to testify and say, "You have blessed God and the king," and they brought him out and stoned him, and he died.
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And they sent to Jezabel, saying: Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
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