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. Treasury of Scripture the men of Belial Exodus 20:16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Deuteronomy 5:20 Neither shall you bear false witness against your neighbor. Deuteronomy 19:16-21 If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong... Psalm 27:12 Deliver me not over to the will of my enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty. Psalm 35:11 False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not. Proverbs 6:19 A false witness that speaks lies, and he that sows discord among brothers. Proverbs 19:5,9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall not escape... Proverbs 25:18 A man that bears false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. Malachi 3:5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers... Mark 14:56-59 For many bore false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together... blaspheme God Job 1:5,11 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning... Job 2:9 Then said his wife to him, Do you still retain your integrity? curse God, and die. Matthew 9:3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemes. Acts 6:11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. the king Ecclesiastes 10:20 Curse not the king, no not in your thought; and curse not the rich in your bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice... Isaiah 8:21 And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry... Amos 7:10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying... Luke 23:2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar... John 19:12 And from thereafter Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend... Acts 24:5 For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world... they carried him Leviticus 24:11-16 And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed. And they brought him to Moses... Numbers 15:35,36 And the LORD said to Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp... Deuteronomy 13:10 And you shall stone him with stones, that he die; because he has sought to thrust you away from the LORD your God... Deuteronomy 21:21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shall you put evil away from among you... Deuteronomy 22:21,24 Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die... Joshua 7:24,25 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons... 2 Kings 9:26 Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, said the LORD; and I will requite you in this plat... Ecclesiastes 4:1 So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed... Acts 7:57-59 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran on him with one accord...
Context Jezebel's Plot
11And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them. 12They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. 13And 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. 14Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead. 15And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead. 16And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
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.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And bringing two men, sons of the devil, they made them sit against him: and they, like men of the devil, bore witness against him before the people, saying: Naboth hath blasphemed God and the king: wherefore they brought him forth without the city, and stoned him to death.
Darby Bible Translation
And there came the two men, sons of Belial, and sat before him; and the men of Belial witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. And they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
King James Bible
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.
Young's Literal Translation
and two men -- sons of worthlessness -- come in, and sit over-against him, and the men of worthlessness testify of him, even Naboth, before the people, saying, 'Naboth blessed God and Melech;' and they take him out to the outside of the city, and stone him with stones, and he dieth;
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