1 Kings 21:9
Strong's Lexicon
In the letters
בַּסְּפָרִ֖ים (bas·sə·p̄ā·rîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5612: n f 1) book n m 2) missive, document, writing, book 2a) missive 2a1) letter (of instruction), written order, commission, request, written decree 2b) legal document, certificate of divorce, deed of purchase, indictment, sign 2c) book, scroll 2c1) book of prophecies 2c2) genealogical register 2c3) law-book 2c4) book (of poems) 2c5) book (of kings) 2c6) books of the canon, scripture 2c7) record book (of God) 2d) book-learning, writing 2d1) be able to read (after verb 'to know')

לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

she wrote:
וַתִּכְתֹּ֥ב (wat·tiḵ·tōḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3789: 1) to write, record, enrol 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on 1a2) to write down, describe in writing 1a3) to register, enrol, record 1a4) to decree 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be written 1b2) to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled 1c) (Piel) to continue writing

“Proclaim
קִֽרְאוּ־ (qir·’ū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7121: 1) to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to call, cry, utter a loud sound 1a2) to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God) 1a3) to proclaim 1a4) to read aloud, read (to oneself), read 1a5) to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow 1a6) to call, name, give name to, call by 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to call oneself 1b2) to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named 1c) (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen

a fast
צ֔וֹם (ṣō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6685: 1) fast, fasting

and give
וְהוֹשִׁ֥יבוּ (wə·hō·wō·šî·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3427: 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Naboth
נָב֖וֹת (nā·ḇō·wṯ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5022: Naboth = 'fruits' 1) the vineyard owner of Jezreel who Ahab and Jezebel had killed so that they could have his vineyard

a seat of honor
בְּרֹ֥אשׁ (bə·rōš)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7218: 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum

among the people.
הָעָֽם׃ (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: 1) nation, people 1a) people, nation 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men 2) kinsman, kindred

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.

Young's Literal Translation
and she writeth in the letters, saying, ‘Proclaim a fast, and cause Naboth to sit at the head of the people,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In the letters, she wrote: Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people.

New American Standard Bible
Now she wrote in the letters, saying, "Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people;

King James Bible
And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
Parallel Verses
New International Version
In those letters she wrote: "Proclaim a day of fasting and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the people.

New Living Translation
In her letters she commanded: "Call the citizens together for fasting and prayer, and give Naboth a place of honor.

English Standard Version
And she wrote in the letters, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people.

New American Standard Bible
Now she wrote in the letters, saying, "Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people;

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In the letters, she wrote: Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people.

International Standard Version
In the memos, she wrote the following directives: "Proclaim a public fast and seat Naboth in the front row.

NET Bible
This is what she wrote: "Observe a time of fasting and seat Naboth in front of the people.

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
and she writeth in the letters, saying, 'Proclaim a fast, and cause Naboth to sit at the head of the people,
















Cross References
1 Kings 21:8
So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.

1 Kings 21:10
And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.

1 Kings 1:1
Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.

1 Kings 21:7
And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

1 Kings 21:6
And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.

1 Kings 21:11
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.

1 Kings 21:12
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
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