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

11The men of the city, the leaders and the nobles who lived there, followed the written orders Jezebel had sent them. 12They observed a time of fasting and put Naboth in front of the people. The two villains arrived and sat opposite him. Then the villains testified against Naboth right before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they dragged him outside the city and stoned him to death. 14Then they reported to Jezebel, “Naboth has been stoned to death.” 15When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up, take possession of the vineyard Naboth the Jezreelite refused to sell you for silver, for Naboth is no longer alive; he’s 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And there cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• in twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• childrenבֵּןbên · son: young animalH1121
• of Belialבְּלִיַּ֫עַלbelîya‛al · BelialH1100
• and satיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• witnessedעוּד‛ûd · to testifyH5749
• against Nabothנָבוֹתnâbôth · NabothH5022
• in the presence of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• did blasphemeבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Then they carried him forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• outחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and stonedסָקַלsâqal · to stoneH5619
• him with stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• that he diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for 1 Kings 21:13

• Exodus 20:16“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
• Deuteronomy 5:20You must not offer false testimony against another.
• Deuteronomy 19:16If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,
• Psalms 27:12Do not turn me over to my enemies, for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me.
• Psalms 35:11Violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me.
• Proverbs 6:19a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members.
• Proverbs 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will not escape punishment.
• Proverbs 25:18Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.
• Malachi 3:5“I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the Lord who rules over all.
• Mark 14:56Many gave false testimony against him, but their testimony did not agree.
• Job 1:5When the days of their feasting were finished, Job would send for them and sanctify them; he would get up early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s customary practice.
• Job 2:9Then his wife said to him, “Are you still holding firmly to your integrity? Curse God, and die!”
• Matthew 9:3Then some of the experts in the law said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!”
• Acts 6:11Then they secretly instigated some men to say, “We have heard this man speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.”
• Ecclesiastes 10:20Do not curse a king even in your thoughts, and do not curse the rich while in your bedroom; for a bird might report what you are thinking, or some winged creature might repeat your words.
• Isaiah 8:21They will pass through the land destitute and starving. Their hunger will make them angry, and they will curse their king and their God as they look 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