1 Kings 21:12
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
1 Kings 21:12 in other translations
| BSB | They proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people. |
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| WEB | They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. |
| ASV | They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. |
| YLT | they have proclaimed a fast, and caused Naboth to sit at the head of the people, |
| DARBY | they proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people. |
| BBE | They gave orders for a day of public sorrow, and put Naboth at the head of the people. |
| Webster | They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. |
What does 1 Kings 21:12 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 21:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 21:12
- Isaiah 58:4
Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
- 1 Kings 21:8-10
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. And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: 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.
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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.
- 1 Kings 21:12
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
- 1 Kings 21:13
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.
1 Kings 21:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y promulgaron ayuno, y asentaron á Naboth á la cabecera del pueblo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | ils proclamèrent un jeûne et mirent Naboth en tête du peuple; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sie riefen ein Fasten aus und setzten Naboth obenan unter dem Volke; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | prædicaverunt jejunium, et sedere fecerunt Naboth inter primos populi. |