1 Kings 21:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 21:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 21:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles who were in his city, who lived with Naboth.”
1 Kings 21:8 — World English Bible
1 Kings 21:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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, and that dwelt with Naboth. ”
1 Kings 21:8 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 21:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And she writeth letters in the name of Ahab, and sealeth with his seal, and sendeth the letters unto the elders, and unto the freemen, who are in his city, those dwelling with Naboth,”
1 Kings 21:8 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 21:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And she wrote a letter in Ahab's name, and sealed it with his seal, and sent the letter to the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth. ”
1 Kings 21:8 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 21:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So she wrote letters in Ahabs name, and sealed them with his seale, and sent the letters vnto the Elders, and to the nobles that were in his citie dwelling with Naboth.”
1 Kings 21:8 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 21:8 in Context — 1 Kings 21
6 And 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.
7 And 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.
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.
9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
10 And 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.
What Does 1 Kings 21:8 Mean?
1 Kings 21:8 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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