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1 Kings 21:13

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.

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ASV

And the two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him: and the base fellows bare witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did curse God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him to death with stones.

KJV

And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uand they cameH935 →
שְׁנֵ֨יshe.Nei[the] twoH8147 →
הָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.Shimthe menH582 →
בְּנֵֽי־be.nei-sons ofH1121 →
בְלִיַּעַל֮ve.li.ya.'AlworthlessnessH1100 →
וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.Vuand they satH3427 →
נֶגְדּוֹ֒neg.Dobefore himH5048 →
וַיְעִדֻהוּ֩vay.'i.du.Huand they testified against himH5749 →
אַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.Shei[the] men ofH582 →
הַבְּלִיַּ֜עַלha.be.li.Ya.'al<the> worthlessnessH1100 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
נָב֗וֹתna.VotNabothH5022 →
נֶ֤גֶדNe.gedbeforeH5048 →
הָעָם֙ha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
בֵּרַ֥ךְbe.Rakhhe has blessedH1288 →
נָב֛וֹתna.VotNabothH5022 →
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
וָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhand [the] kingH4428 →
וַיֹּצִאֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yo.tzi.'U.huand they took out himH3318 →
מִח֣וּץmi.Chutzfrom [the] outsideH2351 →
לָעִ֔ירla.'Irof the cityH5892 →
וַיִּסְקְלֻ֥הוּvai.yis.ke.Lu.huand they stoned himH5619 →
בָאֲבָנִ֖יםva.'a.va.Nimwith <the> stonesH68 →
וַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.Motand he diedH4191 →

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Matthew 18:16But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’2 Kings 9:26‘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.”Matthew 27:32Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.Numbers 15:35And the LORD said to Moses, “The man must surely be put to death. The whole congregation is to stone him outside the camp.”Acts 7:58They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.Proverbs 17:15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.Proverbs 19:28A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.Deuteronomy 13:13that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known),Deuteronomy 19:15A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.Luke 23:2And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”Acts 7:57–59At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.Psalms 27:12Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.Ecclesiastes 4:1Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.Ecclesiastes 10:20Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.Deuteronomy 13:10Stone him to death for trying to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.Deuteronomy 19:16–21If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,Proverbs 6:19a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.Acts 24:5We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

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