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.
1 Kings 21:11 in other translations
| BSB | 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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| WEB | The men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had instructed them in the letters which she had written and sent to them. |
| ASV | And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, according as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. |
| YLT | And the men of his city, the elders and the freemen who are dwelling in his city, do as Jezebel hath sent unto them, as written in the letters that she sent unto them, |
| DARBY | And the men of his city, the elders and the nobles that dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letter that she had sent to them: |
| BBE | So the responsible men and the chiefs who were in authority in his town, did as Jezebel had said in the letter she sent them. |
| Webster | And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them. |
What does 1 Kings 21:11 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 21:5-16
When, instead of a help meet, a man has an agent for Satan, in the form of an artful, unprincipled, yet beloved wife, fatal effects may be expected. Never were more wicked orders given by any prince, than those Jezebel sent to the rulers of Jezreel. Naboth must be murdered under colour of religion. There is no wickedness so vile, so horrid, but religion has sometimes been made a cover for it. Also, it must be done…
1 Kings 21:11 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 21:11
- 2 Chronicles 24:21
And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the Lord.
- Leviticus 19:15
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
- Matthew 2:16
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
- Micah 6:16
For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.
- Acts 4:19
But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
- Acts 5:29
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
- Proverbs 29:12
If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
- 1 Samuel 23:20
Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.
- Hosea 5:11
Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.
- 1 Samuel 22:17
And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord.
- Exodus 1:21
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
- Matthew 2:12
And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
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Context
- 1 Kings 21:10
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.
- 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.
- 1 Kings 21:12
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
1 Kings 21:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y los de su ciudad, los ancianos y los principales que moraban en su ciudad, lo hicieron como Jezabel les mandó, conforme á lo escrito en las cartas que ella les había enviado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les hommes de sa ville, les anciens et les nobles qui habitaient sa ville, firent selon ce que Jézabel leur avait demandé, selon ce qui était écrit dans les lettres qu’elle leur avait envoyées: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Männer seiner Stadt, die Ältesten und die Edlen, die in seiner Stadt wohnten, taten, wie Isebel ihnen entboten hatte, so wie in den Briefen geschrieben war, die sie an sie gesandt hatte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Fecerunt ergo cives ejus majores natu et optimates, qui habitabant cum eo in urbe, sicut præceperat eis Jezabel, et sicut scriptum erat in litteris quas miserat ad eos: |