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


In Context

6 And he saith unto her, 'Because I speak unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and say to him, Give to me thy vineyard for money, or if thou desire, I give to thee a vineyard in its stead; and he saith, I do not give to thee my vineyard.'

7 And Jezebel his wife saith unto him, 'Thou now dost execute rule over Israel! rise, eat bread, and let thy heart be glad, — I do give to thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.'

8 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,

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

10 and cause two men — sons of worthlessness — to sit over-against him, and they testify of him, saying, Thou hast blessed God and Melech; and they have brought him out, and stoned him, and he dieth.'

11 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,

1 Kings 21:9 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:9In those letters she wrote: "Proclaim a day of fasting and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the people.

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 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: