1 Kings 21:13

1 Kings 21:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then two scoundrels came and sat opposite him and brought charges against Naboth before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him. And the worthless men brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, "Naboth cursed God and the king." So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And two men, scoundrels, came in and sat before him; and the scoundrels witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth has blasphemed God and the king!” Then they took him outside the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died.

Context of 1 Kings 21:13

11So the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent word to them, just as it was written in the letters which she had sent them. 12They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth at the head of the people. Then the two worthless men came in and sat before him; and the worthless men testified against him, even against Naboth, before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones. 14Then they sent word to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.” 15When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.”

1 Kings 21:13 word by word

וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ שְׁנֵ֨י הָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים בְּנֵֽי־בְלִיַּעַל֮ וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ נֶגְדּוֹ֒ וַיְעִדֻהוּ֩ אַנְשֵׁ֨י הַבְּלִיַּ֜עַל אֶת־נָב֗וֹת נֶ֤גֶד הָעָם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בֵּרַ֥ךְ נָב֛וֹת אֱלֹהִ֖ים וָמֶ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּצִאֻ֙הוּ֙ מִח֣וּץ לָעִ֔יר וַיִּסְקְלֻ֥הוּ בָאֲבָנִ֖ים וַיָּמֹֽת׃Read the interlinear

• Then the twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• worthlessבְּלִיַּ֫עַלbelîya‛al · BelialH1100
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• in and satיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• beforeנֶ֫גֶדneged · beforeH5048
• testifiedעוּד‛ûd · to testifyH5749
• against him, even against Nabothנָבוֹתnâbôth · NabothH5022
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• cursedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• So they tookיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• him outsideמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• him outsideחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and stonedסָקַלsâqal · to stoneH5619
• to deathמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• with stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68

Cross-references for 1 Kings 21:13

• Exodus 20:16“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
• Deuteronomy 5:20‘You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
• Deuteronomy 19:16If a malicious witness rises up against a man to accuse him of wrongdoing,
• Psalms 27:12Do not deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, For false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence.
• Psalms 35:11Malicious witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I do not know.
• Proverbs 6:19A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.
• Proverbs 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will not escape.
• Proverbs 25:18Like a club and a sword and a sharp arrow Is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
• Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of hosts.
• Mark 14:56For many were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimony was not consistent.
• Job 1:5When the days of feasting had completed their cycle, Job would send and consecrate them, rising up early in the morning and offering burnt offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, “Perhaps my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did continually.
• Job 2:9Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!”
• Matthew 9:3And some of the scribes said to themselves, “This fellow blasphemes.”
• Acts 6:11Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”
• Ecclesiastes 10:20Furthermore, in your bedchamber do not curse a king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse a rich man, for a bird of the heavens will carry the sound and the winged creature will make the matter known.
• Isaiah 8:21They will pass through the land hard-pressed and famished, and it will turn out that when they are hungry, they will be enraged and curse their king and their God as they face upward.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 21:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13And stoned him with stones - As they pretended to find him guilty of treason against God and the king, it is likely they destroyed the whole of his family; and then the king seized on his grounds as confiscated, or as escheated to the king, without any heir at law. That his family was destroyed appears strongly intimated, 2 Kings 9:26; Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, And the Blood of His Sons, saith the Lord.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Naboth had sons who were also put to death at this time (marginal reference). It is not improbable that they were stoned together with their parent (compare Joshua 7:24-25). In the East, a parent‘s guilt constantly involves the punishment of his children. Contrast 2 Kings 14:6.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. 13-14Like Achan (Joshua 7:24–26), Naboth’s sons were killed at the same time (2 Kings 9:26). This was to stop the property from going to them. The charge led to a state execution (Deuteronomy 13:10–11; 17:5). With no male heirs left, Ahab used his royal right to take the property (1 Samuel 8:14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. there came in two men--worthless fellows who had been bribed to swear a falsehood. The law required two witnesses in capital offenses (De 17:6; 19:15; Nu 35:30; Mt 26:60). Cursing God and cursing the king are mentioned in the law (Ex 22:28) as offenses closely connected, the king of Israel being the earthly representative of God in His kingdom. they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him--The law, which forbade cursing the rulers of the…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 21:13

• Accusation, False
• Blasphemy
• Confiscation
• Conspiracy
• Covetousness
• Dishonesty
• False Teachers
• Falsehood
• Government
• Homicide
• Indictments
• Jezebel
• Judge
• King
• Naboth
• Perjury
• Slander
• Stoning
• Usurpation
• Women

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Abominably
• Ahab
• Blaspheme
• Gate
• Jezreel, Portion of
• Lay
• Lick
• Provocation

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