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1 Kings 21:8 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 21 · verse 8
So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.1 Kings 21:8 · King James Version
1 Kings 21:8 in context
6And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
7And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
8So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.
9And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
10And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- lettersçêpherproperly, writingH5612 →
- Ahab'sʼAchʼâbAchab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at BabylonH256 →
- sealedchâthamto close upH2856 →
- elderszâqênoldH2205 →
- nobleschôrproperly, white or pure (from the cleansing or shining power of fireH2715 →
- wrotekâthabto grave, by implication, to writeH3789 →
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Nothing but mischief is to be expected when Jezebel enters into the story - that cursed woman, Kg2 9:34. I. Under pretence of comforting her afflicted husband, she feeds his pride and passion, and blows the coals of his corruptions.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-16