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1 Kings 21:9
1 Kings 21:9 is verse 9 of 1 Kings chapter 21, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
King James Version
And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
World English Bible
She wrote in the letters, saying, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
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1 Kings 21:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible
7 But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
8 Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.
9 In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
10 But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”
11 So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
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