9In those letters she wrote: "Proclaim a day of fasting and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the people.


In Context

6 He answered her, "Because I said to Naboth the Jezreelite, 'Sell me your vineyard; or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in its place.' But he said, 'I will not give you my vineyard.' "

7 Jezebel his wife said, "Is this how you act as king over Israel? Get up and eat! Cheer up. I'll get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite."

8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, placed his seal on them, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth's city with him.

9 In those letters she wrote: "Proclaim a day of fasting and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the people.

10 But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify that he has cursed both God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death."

11 So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth's city did as Jezebel directed in the letters she had written to them.

1st Kings 21:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:9And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:9And this was the tenor of the letters: Proclaim a fast, and make Naboth sit among the chief of the people,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:9And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:9And she wrote in the letter saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:9And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:9And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:9She wrote in the letters, saying, |Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:9and she writeth in the letters, saying, 'Proclaim a fast, and cause Naboth to sit at the head of the people,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:9And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: