Treasury of Scripture Knowledge So she wrote letters in Achab's name, and sealed them with his ring, and sent them to the ancients, and the chief men that were in his city, and that dwelt with Naboth. she wrote 2 Samuel 11:14,15 And when the morning was come, David wrote a letter to Joab: and sent it by the hand of Urias, . . . 2 Chronicles 32:17 He wrote also letters full of blasphemy against the Lord the God of Israel, and he spoke against him: As the gods of other nations could not deliver their people out of my hand, so neither can the God of Ezechias deliver his people out of this hand. Ezra 4:7,8,11 And in the days of Artaxerxes, Beselam, Mithridates, and Thabeel, and the rest that were in the council wrote to Artaxerxes king of the Persians: and the letter of accusation was written in Syrian, and was read in the Syrian tongue. . . . Nehemiah 6:5 And Sanaballat sent his servant to me the fifth time according to the former word, and he had a letter in his hand written in this manner: Esther 3:12-15 And the king's scribes were called in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same mouth: and they wrote, as Aman had commanded, to all the king's lieutenants, and to the judges of the provinces, and of divers nations, as every nation could read, and hear according to their different languages, in the name of king Assuerus: and the letters, sealed with his ring, . . . Esther 8:8-13 Write ye therefore to the Jews, as it pleaseth you in the king's name, and seal the letters with my ring. For this was the custom, that no man durst gainsay the letters which were sent in the king's name, and were sealed with his ring. . . . the elders Numbers 11:16 And the Lord said to Moses: Gather unto me seventy men of the ancients of Israel, whom thou knowest to be ancients and masters of the people: and thou shalt bring them to the door of the tabernacle of the covenant, and shalt make them stand there with thee, Deuteronomy 16:18,19 Thou shalt appoint judges and magistrates in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God shall give thee, in all thy tribes: that they may judge the people with just judgment, . . . Deuteronomy 21:1-9 When there shall be found in the land, which the Lord thy God will give thee, the corpse of a man slain, and it is not known who is guilty of the murder, . . . the nobles 1 Kings 21:1 And after these things, Naboth the Jezrahelite, who was in Jezrahel, had at that time a vineyard, near the palace of Achab, king of Samaria. 2 Kings 10:1-7,11 And Achab had seventy sons in Samaria: so Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the chief men of the city, and to the ancients, and to them that brought up Achab's children, saying: . . . Context Jezebel's Plot8So she wrote letters in Achab's name, and sealed them with his ring, and sent them to the ancients, and the chief men that were in his city, and that dwelt with Naboth.9And this was the tenor of the letters: Proclaim a fast, and make Naboth sit among the chief of the people;… Cross References Matthew 27:66 And they departing, made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone and setting guards. Ruth 4:2 And Booz, taking ten men of the ancients of the city, said to them: Sit ye down here. 2 Samuel 11:14 And when the morning was come, David wrote a letter to Joab: and sent it by the hand of Urias, 1 Kings 20:7 And the king of Israel called all the ancients of the land, and said: Mark, and see that he layeth snares for us. For he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver and gold: and I said not nay. 1 Kings 21:9 And this was the tenor of the letters: Proclaim a fast, and make Naboth sit among the chief of the people; Esther 3:12 And the king's scribes were called in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same mouth: and they wrote, as Aman had commanded, to all the king's lieutenants, and to the judges of the provinces, and of divers nations, as every nation could read, and hear according to their different languages, in the name of king Assuerus: and the letters, sealed with his ring, Esther 8:8 Write ye therefore to the Jews, as it pleaseth you in the king's name, and seal the letters with my ring. For this was the custom, that no man durst gainsay the letters which were sent in the king's name, and were sealed with his ring. Esther 8:10 And these letters which were sent in the king's name, were sealed with his ring, and sent by posts: who were to run through all the provinces, to prevent the former letters with new messages. Lexicon Then [Jezebel] wroteוַתִּכְתֹּ֤ב (wat·tiḵ·tōḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3789: To grave, to write letters סְפָרִים֙ (sə·p̄ā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5612: A missive, document, writing, book in Ahab’s אַחְאָ֔ב (’aḥ·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 256: Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet name, בְּשֵׁ֣ם (bə·šêm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name sealed them בְּחֹתָמ֑וֹ (bə·ḥō·ṯā·mōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2856: To seal, affix a seal, seal up with his seal, וַתַּחְתֹּ֖ם (wat·taḥ·tōm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2368: A seal, signet ring and sent וַתִּשְׁלַ֣ח (wat·tiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out [them] סְפָרִ֗ים (sə·p̄ā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5612: A missive, document, writing, book to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the elders הַזְקֵנִ֤ים (haz·qê·nîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2205: Old and nobles הַֽחֹרִים֙ (ha·ḥō·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2715: White, pure, noble who אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that lived הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים (hay·yō·šə·ḇîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry with אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among Naboth נָבֽוֹת׃ (nā·ḇō·wṯ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5022: Naboth -- a Jezreelite in his city. בְּעִיר֔וֹ (bə·‘î·rōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement Additional Translations Then 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.So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth. 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, and that dwelt with Naboth. And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said, Strengthen thyself, and observe, and see what thou shalt do; for at the return of the year the son of Ader king of Syria comes up against thee. And she wrote a letter in Ahab's name, and sealed it with his seal, and sent the letter to the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth. 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, and that dwelt with Naboth. So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth. So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles who were in his city, who lived with Naboth. And she writeth letters in the name of Ahab, and sealeth with his seal, and sendeth the letters unto the elders, and unto the freemen, who are in his city, those dwelling with Naboth, Jump to Previous Ahab Ahab's Authority Chiefs City Dwelling Dwelt Elders Freemen Letters Naboth Naboth's Nobles Placed Responsible Seal Sealed Sealeth Stamp Stamped Writeth WroteJump to Next Ahab Ahab's Authority Chiefs City Dwelling Dwelt Elders Freemen Letters Naboth Naboth's Nobles Placed Responsible Seal Sealed Sealeth Stamp Stamped Writeth WroteExternal Links 1 Kings 21:8 NIV1 Kings 21:8 NLT 1 Kings 21:8 ESV 1 Kings 21:8 NASB 1 Kings 21:8 ASV 1 Kings 21:8 Bible Apps 1 Kings 21:8 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 21:8 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 21:8 French Bible 1 Kings 21:8 German Bible Alphabetical: Ahab's and city elders him his in letters lived living Naboth Naboth's name nobles on placed seal sealed sent she So the them to were who with wrote OT History: 1 Kings 21:8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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