1 Kings 21:9 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 21:9

In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:

KJV

And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:

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Commentary

4 voices

Ambrose of Milan

On Naboth the Jezreelite 10.44-45 (397)

How clearly the custom of the rich is portrayed! They are made sad if they are not seizing the property of others; they renounce food, they fast, not that they may lessen their sin but that they may commit crime. You may see them at such times coming to church, dutiful, humble and assiduous, in order that they may deserve to obtain the accomplishment of their wickedness.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

She borrows the privy-seal, but the king shall not know what she will do with it. It is probable this was not the first time he had lent it to her, but that with it she had signed warrants for the slaying of the prophets.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The object of this fast was at once to raise a prejudice against Naboth, who was assumed by the elders to have disgraced the town; and at the same time to give an air of religion to the proceedings, which might blind persons to their real injustice. Set Naboth on high among his people - This was not an order to do Naboth any, even apparent, honor; but simply a command to bring him forward before a court or assembly, where he might be seen by all, tried, and condemned.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתִּכְתֹּ֥ב	va.tikh.To	and she wrote	H3789 →
בַּסְּפָרִ֖ים	ba.se.fa.Rim	in the letters	H5612 →
לֵאמֹ֑ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
קִֽרְאוּ־	kir.'u-	proclaim	H7121 →
צ֔וֹם	Tzom	a fast	H6685 →
וְהוֹשִׁ֥יבוּ	ve.ho.Shi.vu	and make sit	H3427 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
נָב֖וֹת	na.Vot	Naboth	H5022 →
בְּרֹ֥אשׁ	be.Rosh	at [the] head of	H7218 →
הָעָֽם׃	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

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Matthew 23:13
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
leads to
- Luke 11:52
  Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
- Matthew 23:29
  Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
- Matthew 23:23
  Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced…
- Matthew 23:27
  Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
- Zechariah 11:17
  Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!”
Through
Luke 20:47
They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
leads to
- Mark 12:40
  They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
Through
John 18:28
Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
leads to
- John 18:33
  Pilate went back into the Praetorium, summoned Jesus, and asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”
- John 19:9
  and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer.

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

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About 1 Kings