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10 and seat two (A)vile men before him, and let them testify against him, saying, ‘(B)You [a]cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and (C)stone him so that he will die.”

11 So the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent word to them, just as it was written in the letters which she had sent them. 12 They (D)called for a fast and seated Naboth at the head of the people.

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  1. 1 Kings 21:10 Heb bless; used euphemistically for curse, cf. 21:13; Job 1:5, 11; 2:5, 9

10 But seat two scoundrels(A) opposite him and have them bring charges that he has cursed(B) both God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.”

11 So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel directed in the letters she had written to them. 12 They proclaimed a fast(C) and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people.

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