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1 Kings 21:12

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 21:12 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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

Context — 1 Kings 21

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
10and set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst curse God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him to death.
11And 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.
12They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
13And 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.
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 thee for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“They proclaimed a fast, etc.] Or called a court, (see Gill on “<112109>1 Kings 21:9”). and set Naboth on high among the people; placed him at the bar as a criminal, (see Gill on “<112109>1 Kings 21:9”), though Josephus f447 thinks he was set on an high place in the court, because he was of an illustrious birth.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Kg1 21:8-10; Isa 58:4 3 Kings (1 Kings) 21:13”
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