American King James Version
"And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: "
— 1 Kings 21:9, American King James Version
“And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:”
“And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: ”
“She wrote in the letters, saying, "Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.”
“This is what she wrote:“Observe a time of fasting and seat Naboth in front of the people.”
“And this was the tenor of the letters: Proclaim a fast, and make Naboth sit among the chief of the people;”
“And in the letter she said, Let a time of public sorrow be fixed, and put Naboth at the head of the people;”
“And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:”
And he said to her, Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it please you, I will give you another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give you my vineyard.
And Jezebel his wife said to him, Do you now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let your heart be merry: I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.
And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, You did blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them.
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.