1 Kings 21:7-9
1599 Geneva Bible
7 Then Jezebel his wife said unto him, [a]Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? Up, eat bread, and [b]be of good cheer, I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
8 ¶ So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the Elders, and to the nobles that were in his city dwelling with Naboth.
9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a [c]fast, and set Naboth among the chief of the people,
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- 1 Kings 21:7 As though she said, Thou knowest not what it is to reign. Command and entreat not.
- 1 Kings 21:7 Hebrew, let thine heart be merry.
- 1 Kings 21:9 For then they used to inquire of men’s faults: for none could fast truly that were notorious sinners.
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