1 Kings 21:12

1 Kings 21:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
• New International Version (NIV)They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)they proclaimed a fast and set Naboth at the head of the people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They proclaimed a fast, and seated Naboth with high honor among the people.

Context of 1 Kings 21:12

10Then seat two sons of Belial before him, and let them testify against him saying, ‘You cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.” 11So the men of his city—the elders and the nobles who lived in his city—did just as Jezebel had bid them, just as was written in the letters that she had sent to them. They proclaimed a fast then seated Naboth at the head of the people. 13Then the two worthless men came in and sat before him, and the worthless men testified against him, against Naboth, before the people saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king!” Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him to death. 14Then they sent word to Jezebel saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”

1 Kings 21:12 word by word

קָרְא֖וּ צ֑וֹם וְהֹשִׁ֥יבוּ אֶת־נָב֖וֹת בְּרֹ֥אשׁ הָעָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They proclaimedקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
• a fastצוֹםtsôm tsôm · fastH6685
• and setיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• Nabothנָבוֹתnâbôth · NabothH5022
• on highרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• among the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for 1 Kings 21:12

• 1 Kings 21:8So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal and sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who were living with Naboth in his city.
• Isaiah 58:4Behold, you fast for strife and contention and to strike with a wicked fist. You should not fast as you do today to make your voice heard on high.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 21:12

• 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 21:12

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

In the dictionaries

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

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