1 Kings 21:11

1 Kings 21:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel directed in the letters she had written to them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the men of his city, the elders and the leaders who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent word to them. As it was written in the letters that she had sent to them,
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the men of his city, the elders and nobles who were inhabitants of his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them.

Context of 1 Kings 21:11

9This is what she wrote in those letters: ‘Choose a day for everyone to fast. Give Naboth a seat where the people can see him. 10Put two wicked men in seats near him. Tell them to accuse Naboth that he has insulted God and the king. Then take him out. Throw stones at him until he is dead.’ So the leaders and the important men who lived in Naboth's city, obeyed Jezebel. They did what she commanded them to do in the letters that she sent to them. 12They chose a day for the people to fast. They put Naboth in a seat where the people could see him. 13Then two wicked men came and they sat near to him. They accused Naboth so that the people could all hear them. They said, ‘Naboth has insulted God and the king.’ So the people took him outside the city. They threw stones at him until he was dead.

1 Kings 21:11 word by word

וַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩ אַנְשֵׁ֨י עִיר֜וֹ הַזְּקֵנִ֣ים וְהַחֹרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ בְּעִיר֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר שָׁלְחָ֥ה אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם אִיזָ֑בֶל כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר כָּתוּב֙ בַּסְּפָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁלְחָ֖ה אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• of his cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• the eldersזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
• and the noblesחֹרchôr chôr · nobleH2715
• who were the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• as Jezebelאִיזֶבֶל'îyzebel · JezebelH348
• had sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• writtenכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• in the lettersסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: documentH5612

Cross-references for 1 Kings 21:11

• Exodus 1:17But the two women respected God. So they did not do what the king of Egypt had told them. They obeyed God and they let the boys live.
• Exodus 23:1Do not make false reports. Do not tell lies in court to help wicked people.
• Leviticus 19:15You must be fair to other people when you judge them. You must not be more kind to a rich person than to a poor person. You must be fair to everyone.
• 1 Samuel 22:17Then the king said to the guards who were near him, ‘Now kill the Lord's priests! They have been helping David. They knew that he was running away from me. But they did not tell me.’ But the king's officers refused to hurt the Lord's priests.
• 1 Samuel 23:20Now, King Saul, we know that you want to catch David. So you can come to our land at any time. We will help you to catch him.’
• 2 Kings 10:6So Jehu wrote a second letter to them. It said, ‘If you are ready to help me and you will obey me, do this: Bring the heads of your master's sons here to me in Jezreel. Bring them by this time tomorrow.’ At that time, important leaders of the city were taking care of the king's 70 sons.
• 2 Chronicles 24:21The people decided to punish Zechariah. The king gave a command to punish him with death. So they threw stones at him to kill him in the yard of the Lord's temple.
• Proverbs 29:12When a ruler listens to lies, all his officers will be wicked.
• Daniel 3:18But even if he does not save us, we still would not serve your gods. And we will not worship the gold statue that you have built. We want you to understand that very clearly, sir.’
• Hosea 5:11Terrible trouble will come to Ephraim's people. They will receive great punishment. They deserve that because they chose to worship idols.
• Micah 6:16You have obeyed the rules of King Omri. You have done what King Ahab and all his people did. You have copied their wicked ideas. So I must destroy you and all your things completely. Then people from other countries will not be kind or polite to you. Instead, they will make you ashamed.’
• Matthew 2:12After that, God said to them in a dream, ‘Do not go back to see Herod again.’ So the men followed a different road to return to their own country.
• Acts 4:19Then Peter and John replied to the leaders, ‘What do you think God wants us to do? Should we obey you? Or should we obey God? You decide!
• Acts 5:29Peter and the other apostles answered, ‘We must obey God rather than obey people.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 21:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The ready submission of the elders and nobles implies a deep moral degradation among the Israelites, the fruit of their lapse into idolatry.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-16Verses 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 under colour of justice, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-16The writer shares another event where King Ahab reacted with anger and sulking (1 Kings 20:43; 21:4).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 21:11

• Confiscation
• Conspiracy
• Covetousness
• Dishonesty
• Falsehood
• Government
• Homicide
• Indictments
• Jezebel
• Judge
• King
• Naboth
• Perjury
• Slander
• Usurpation
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Jezebel
• Abominably
• Ahab
• Blaspheme
• Fast
• Lay
• Lick
• Provocation
• Stoning
• Witness

Commentaries on 1 Kings 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings