1 Kings 21:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:”
1 Kings 21:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 21:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 21:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“She wrote in the letters, saying, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.”
1 Kings 21:9 — World English Bible
1 Kings 21:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: ”
1 Kings 21:9 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 21:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and she writeth in the letters, saying, `Proclaim a fast, and cause Naboth to sit at the head of the people,”
1 Kings 21:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 21:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And she wrote in the letter saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people; ”
1 Kings 21:9 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 21:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And shee wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaime a fast, and set Naboth among the chiefe of the people,”
1 Kings 21:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 21:9 in Context — 1 Kings 21
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.
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.
What Does 1 Kings 21:9 Mean?
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