1 Kings 21:11

The men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had instructed them in the letters which she had written and sent to them.

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WEBBE

The men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had instructed them in the letters which she had written and sent to them.

BSB

So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.

KJV

And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.

ASV

And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, according as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.

BBE

So the responsible men and the chiefs who were in authority in his town, did as Jezebel had said in the letter she sent them.

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וַיַּעֲשׂוּ vai·ya·'a·su and they did H6213 אַנְשֵׁי 'an·shei [the] people of H582 עִירוֹ i·ro city his H5892 הַזְּקֵנִים ha·ze·ke·nim the elders H2205 וְהַחֹרִים ve·ha·cho·rim and the nobles H2715 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher who H834 הַיֹּשְׁבִים hai·yo·she·vim [were] the [ones who] dwelt H3427 בְּעִירוֹ be·'i·ro in city his H5892 כַּאֲשֶׁר ka·'a·sher just as H834 שָׁלְחָה sha·le·chah she had sent H7971 אֲלֵיהֶם 'a·lei·hem to them H413 אִיזָבֶל 'i·za·vel Jezebel H348 כַּאֲשֶׁר ka·'a·sher just as H834 כָּתוּב ka·tuv [it was] written H3789 בַּסְּפָרִים ba·se·fa·rim in the letters H5612 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 שָׁלְחָה sha·le·chah she had sent H7971 אֲלֵיהֶם 'a·lei·hem to them H413

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 5–16

When, instead of a help meet, a man has an agent for Satan, in the form of an artful, unprincipled, yet beloved wife, fatal effects may be expected. Never were more wicked orders given by any prince, than those Jezebel sent to the rulers of Jezreel. Naboth must be murdered under colour of religion. There is no wickedness so vile, so horrid, but religion has sometimes been made a cover for it. Also, it must be done under colour of justice, and with the formalities of legal process. Let us, from this sad story, be amazed at the wickedness of the wicked, and the power of Satan in the children of disobedience. Let us commit the keeping of our lives and comforts to God, for innocence will not always be our security; and let us rejoice in the knowledge that all will be set to rights in the great day.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.