1 Kings 21:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.”
1 Kings 21:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 21:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 21:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The two men, the wicked fellows, came in and sat before him. The wicked fellows testified against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king!” Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him to death with stones.”
1 Kings 21:13 — World English Bible
1 Kings 21:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him: and the base fellows bare witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did curse God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him to death with stones. ”
1 Kings 21:13 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 21:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and two men--sons of worthlessness--come in, and sit over-against him, and the men of worthlessness testify of him, even Naboth, before the people, saying, `Naboth blessed God and Melech;' and they take him out to the outside of the city, and stone him with stones, and he dieth;”
1 Kings 21:13 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 21:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And there came the two men, sons of Belial, and sat before him; and the men of Belial witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemedGod and the king. And they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died. ”
1 Kings 21:13 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 21:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And there came two wicked men, and sate before him: and the wicked men witnessed against Naboth in the presence of the people saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the King. Then they caried him away out of the citie, and stoned him with stones, that he dyed.”
1 Kings 21:13 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 21:13 in Context — 1 Kings 21
11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.
12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
13 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
15 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.
What Does 1 Kings 21:13 Mean?
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