Jezebel’s Plot
1 Kings 21:12
In 11 translations
- BSB
- They proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
- KJV
- They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
- WEB
- They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
- ASV
- They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
- LSV
- they have proclaimed a fast, and caused Naboth to sit at the head of the people,
- YLT
- they have proclaimed a fast, and caused Naboth to sit at the head of the people,
- DBY
- they proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people.
- DRC
- They proclaimed a fast, and made Naboth sit among the chief of the people.
- GNV
- They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth among the chiefe of the people,
- JPS
- They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people.
- LXXE20:12
- And they proclaimed a fast, and set Nabuthai in a chief place among the people.Gr. called.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- קָרְא֖וּ צ֑וֹם וְהֹשִׁ֥יבוּ אֶת־נָב֖וֹת בְּרֹ֥אשׁ הָעָֽם׃
- LXX-Br20:12
- Καὶ ἐκάλεσαν νηστείαν, καὶ ἐκάθισαν τὸν Ναβουθαὶ ἐν ἀρχῇ τοῦ λαοῦ.
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- Isaiah 58:4You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high.
- 1 Kings 21:8–10Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city. In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor…
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 20:12 in some Bibles
- 21:12 in most Bibles