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he is dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they sent word to Jezebel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they sent <i>word</i> to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then they sent word to Jezebel, saying, &#8220Naboth has been stoned and is dead.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then they sent <i>word</i> to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned, and is dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then they sent <i>word</i> to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then they sent <i>word</i> to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned to death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they sent word to Jezebel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they sent word to Jezebel, &#8220Naboth has been stoned to death.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The leaders of Jezreel sent a message back to Jezebel that said, "Naboth is dead." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the leaders sent [this message] to Jezebel: "Naboth has been stoned to death."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The message was sent to Jezebel: "Naboth has been put to death." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Afterwards, they sent a message to Jezebel that said, "Naboth has been stoned. He's dead."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then they reported to Jezebel, "Naboth has been stoned to death." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, "Naboth has been stoned, and is dead."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they sent word to Jezebel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they send to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth was stoned, and is dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they send unto Jezebel, saying, 'Naboth was stoned, and is dead.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will send to Jezebel, saying, Naboth was stoned, and he will die.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they sent to Jezabel, saying: Naboth is stoned, and is dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned, and he has died.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then they sent word to Jezebel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned; he is dead.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth has been stoned, and he is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they sent to Jezebel:”Nabuth has been stoned, and he is dead.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then they sent to Jezebel, saying: 'Naboth is stoned, and is dead.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they sent to Jezabel, saying, Nabuthai is stoned, and is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/21-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=8493" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/21.htm">Jezebel's Plot</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·yiš·lə·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">Then they sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">word to</a> <a href="/hebrew/348.htm" title="348: ’î·ze·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- Queen of Isr. with King Ahab. From 'iy and Zbul; Izebel, the wife of king Ahab.">Jezebel:</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5022.htm" title="5022: nā·ḇō·wṯ (N-proper-ms) -- A Jezreelite. Feminine plural from the same as Nob; fruits; Naboth, an Israelite.">“Naboth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5619.htm" title="5619: suq·qal (V-Pual-Perf-3ms) -- To stone, put to death by stoning. A primitive root; properly, to be weighty; but used only in the sense of lapidation or its contrary.">has been stoned</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: way·yā·mōṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">to death.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-25.htm">2 Kings 9:25-26</a></span><br />And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, the LORD lifted up this burden against him: / ‘As surely as I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday, declares the LORD, so will I repay you on this plot of ground, declares the LORD.’ Now then, according to the word of the LORD, pick him up and throw him on the plot of ground.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-36.htm">2 Kings 9:36-37</a></span><br />So they went back and told Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel. / And Jezebel’s body will lie like dung in the field on the plot of ground at Jezreel, so that no one can say: This is Jezebel.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/11-14.htm">2 Samuel 11:14-15</a></span><br />The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. / In the letter he wrote: “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle; then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and killed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-9.htm">2 Samuel 12:9-10</a></span><br />Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own. You have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites. / Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-16.htm">2 Kings 21:16</a></span><br />Moreover, Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, in addition to the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, doing evil in the sight of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-20.htm">2 Chronicles 24:20-21</a></span><br />Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’” / But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/26-23.htm">Jeremiah 26:23</a></span><br />They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him put to the sword and his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Ezekiel 22:6-12</a></span><br />See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood. / Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed. / You have despised My holy things and profaned My Sabbaths. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Micah 6:16</a></span><br />You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-35.htm">Matthew 23:35</a></span><br />And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Matthew 27:3-4</a></span><br />When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. / “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-24.htm">Mark 6:24-28</a></span><br />Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.” / At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.” / The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-51.htm">Luke 11:51</a></span><br />from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-23.htm">Luke 23:23-24</a></span><br />But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed. / So Pilate sentenced that their demand be met.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Acts 7:52</a></span><br />Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.</p><p class="hdg">Naboth is stoned</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/11-14.htm">2 Samuel 11:14-24</a></b></br> And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent <i>it</i> by the hand of Uriah… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-8.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:8</a></b></br> If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for <i>he that is</i> higher than the highest regardeth; and <i>there be</i> higher than they.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:14</a></b></br> There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just <i>men</i>, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked <i>men</i>, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also <i>is</i> vanity.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/13-31.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-11.htm">Jezebel</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-11.htm">Jez'ebel</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-13.htm">Naboth</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-13.htm">Stoned</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-11.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/21-15.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-15.htm">Jezebel</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-23.htm">Jez'ebel</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-15.htm">Naboth</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-15.htm">Stoned</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-17.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/21-1.htm">Ahab being denied Naboth's vineyard, is grieved</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/21-5.htm">Jezebel writing letters against Naboth, he is condemned of blasphemy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/21-15.htm">Ahab take possession of the vineyard</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/21-17.htm">Elijah denounces judgments against Ahab and Jezebel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">Wicked Ahab repenting, God defers the judgment</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then they sent word to Jezebel:</b><br>This phrase indicates the communication between the elders and nobles of Jezreel and Queen Jezebel. Jezebel, the wife of King Ahab, was a Phoenician princess known for her idolatry and manipulation. Her influence over Ahab and Israel is significant, as she often led the king into sin. The act of sending word to Jezebel highlights her control and authority, even over the local leaders. This reflects the political structure of the time, where the queen could wield significant power. The elders and nobles, instead of upholding justice, comply with Jezebel's wicked plan, showing the moral decay and fear of royal retribution prevalent in Israel.<p><b>Naboth has been stoned to death:</b><br>Stoning was a common method of execution in ancient Israel, prescribed in the Law of Moses for certain offenses (<a href="/leviticus/20-2.htm">Leviticus 20:2</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/17-5.htm">Deuteronomy 17:5</a>). However, Naboth's stoning was a result of false accusations and a miscarriage of justice, orchestrated by Jezebel to seize his vineyard for Ahab. This act of injustice is a stark violation of the commandments against bearing false witness and coveting (<a href="/exodus/20-16.htm">Exodus 20:16-17</a>). Naboth's death is a type of Christ, as both were innocent and falsely accused, leading to their execution. This event also foreshadows the judgment that would come upon Ahab's house, as prophesied by Elijah (<a href="/1_kings/21-19.htm">1 Kings 21:19</a>). Naboth's unjust death serves as a reminder of the consequences of sin and the perversion of justice when leaders are corrupt.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/naboth.htm">Naboth</a></b><br>A righteous Israelite who owned a vineyard in Jezreel. He refused to sell his ancestral inheritance to King Ahab, which led to his unjust execution.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jezebel.htm">Jezebel</a></b><br>The wife of King Ahab, known for her idolatry and manipulation. She orchestrated Naboth's death to secure his vineyard for Ahab.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahab.htm">Ahab</a></b><br>The King of Israel, who desired Naboth's vineyard. His passive complicity in Jezebel's scheme highlights his moral weakness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jezreel.htm">Jezreel</a></b><br>The location of Naboth's vineyard, symbolizing the inheritance and blessings of God to His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_elders_and_nobles.htm">The Elders and Nobles</a></b><br>Local leaders in Jezreel who were complicit in Jezebel's plot, demonstrating the corruption and moral decay in Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_covetousness.htm">The Danger of Covetousness</a></b><br>Coveting leads to sin and destruction. Ahab's desire for Naboth's vineyard set off a chain of sinful actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_complicity.htm">The Consequences of Complicity</a></b><br>The elders' compliance with Jezebel's plan shows how silence and inaction in the face of evil contribute to injustice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_righteousness.htm">The Role of Righteousness</a></b><br>Naboth's steadfastness in upholding God's law, even at the cost of his life, serves as a model of integrity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_ungodly_leadership.htm">The Influence of Ungodly Leadership</a></b><br>Jezebel's manipulation and Ahab's weakness illustrate the impact of ungodly leadership on a nation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_sovereignty.htm">God's Justice and Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite human injustice, God remains sovereign and will ultimately bring justice, as seen in the eventual downfall of Ahab and Jezebel.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_jezebel's_life_and_legacy.htm">What events define Jezebel's life and legacy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_ahab's_evil_show_his_weakness.htm">How did King Ahab's wickedness reveal his weakness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_evidence_supports_naboth's_execution.htm">What historical documentation supports or contradicts the swift execution of Naboth described in 1 Kings 21:13-14?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_naboth_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Naboth in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then they sent to Jezebel</span> [clearly she was not at Jezreel], <span class="cmt_word">saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.</span> [Stanley observes that it is significant that this announcement was made to her and not to Ahab. It appears from ver. 19 that the corpses both of Naboth and his children were left to be devoured of dogs.] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/21-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then they sent</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיִּשְׁלְח֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·lə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">word to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jezebel:</span><br /><span class="heb">אִיזֶ֣בֶל</span> <span class="translit">(’î·ze·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_348.htm">Strong's 348: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jezebel -- queen of Israel with King Ahab</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Naboth</span><br /><span class="heb">נָב֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḇō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5022.htm">Strong's 5022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Naboth -- a Jezreelite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has been stoned</span><br /><span class="heb">סֻקַּ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(suq·qal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5619.htm">Strong's 5619: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stone, put to death by stoning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to death.”</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּמֹֽת׃</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·mōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/21-14.htm">1 Kings 21:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/21-14.htm">1 Kings 21:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/21-14.htm">1 Kings 21:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/21-14.htm">1 Kings 21:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/21-14.htm">1 Kings 21:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/21-14.htm">1 Kings 21:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/21-14.htm">1 Kings 21:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/21-14.htm">1 Kings 21:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/21-14.htm">1 Kings 21:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/21-14.htm">1 Kings 21:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/21-14.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 21:14 Then they sent to Jezebel saying Naboth (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/21-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 21:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 21:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/21-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 21:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 21:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>