1 Kings 21:14

Translations

Modern

Then they sent word to Jezebel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.”

Traditional

Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.

Literal

And they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned, and he is dead.”

Latin

Miseruntque ad Jezabel, dicentes: Lapidatus est Naboth, et mortuus est.

Original

Hebrew

English

Then they sent word to Jezebel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.”

Notes

1 Kings 21:13–14

Like 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).

1 Kings 21:1–16

The writer shares another event where King Ahab reacted with anger and sulking (1 Kings 20:43; 21:4).

Theme notes and profiles

Ahab Elijah Jezebel Anger Apostasy and Renewal Social Justice The Righteous Suffer

Related verses

Ecclesiastes 5:8
If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
2 Samuel 11:14–24
The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.
Ecclesiastes 8:14
There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.

People

Jezebel: Queen of Israel; wife of King Ahab Naboth: Jezreelite vineyard owner, unjustly killed by Ahab and Jezebel

Glossary

Ahab (King) Ammi Archaeology and the Bible Jezebel Jezreel (Place) Jezreelite Kings, Books of First and Second Naboth Queen Witness

Topics

Confiscation by Ahab, of Naboth's Vineyard Covetousness: Ahab, in Desiring Naboth's Vineyard Dishonesty: Ahab Confiscates Naboth's Vineyard Government: Monarchical by Solomon Government: Mosaic: Corrupt Government: Municipal: Devolving Upon a Local Senate and Executive officers Homicide: Felonious: Ahab and Jezebel Indictments: Naboth on the Charge of Blasphemy Jezebel: Wickedly Accomplishes the Death of Naboth King: Influential Queens: Jezebel King: Profiting From: Confiscations of Property Naboth: His Vineyard Forcibly Taken by Ahab; Stoned at the Instigation of Jezebel Slander of Naboth, by Jezebel Usurpation of Executive Power in Ordering Naboth's Death and Confiscation of his Vineyard Women: Jezebel, in Her Conspiracy Against Naboth, to Cheat Him out of his Vineyard

1 Kings 21:14

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