Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned, and is dead.”
- BSB Then they sent word to Jezebel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.”
- NKJV Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”
- NASB Then they sent word to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”
- NLT The town leaders then sent word to Jezebel, “Naboth has been stoned to death.”
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Quick answer
Word is sent to Jezebel that Naboth has been stoned and is dead. The conspiracy reaches its murderous goal.
Overview
The conspirators report to Jezebel that Naboth is dead, confirming the success of her plot. The terse message underscores the cold efficiency of the crime and the chain of guilt linking queen, leaders, and false witnesses. The Lord, however, has seen all, and judgment is already drawing near to Ahab's house.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Eccl 5:8If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
- Eccl 8:14There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.
- 2 Sam 11:14–24And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
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