Verse 10
1 Kings 21:10
American Standard Version
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and set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst curse God (Elohim) and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him to death.
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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Chapter 21 Context
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And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs,...
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And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread...
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And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
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and set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst...
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They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
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And the two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him: and the base fellows bare witness aga...
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Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
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And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to A...
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And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the viney...
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And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
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Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who dwelleth in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard o...
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Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will utterly sweep thee away and will cut off from Ahab eve...
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and I will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha...
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And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
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Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not br...
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