1 Kings 21:11

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Summary

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.

Did as jezebel

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Did as jezebel

But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live.

"You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.

"You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.

And the king said to the guard who stood about him, "Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because their hand also is with David, and they knew that he fled and did not disclose it to me." But the servants of the king would not put out their hand to strike the priests of the LORD.

Now come down, O king, according to all your heart's desire to come down, and our part shall be to surrender him into the king's hand."

Then he wrote to them a second letter, saying, "If you are on my side, and if you are ready to obey me, take the heads of your master's sons and come to me at Jezreel tomorrow at this time." Now the king's sons, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who were bringing them up.

But they conspired against him, and by command of the king they stoned him with stones in the court of the house of the LORD.

If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials will be wicked.

But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up."

Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, because he was determined to go after filth.

For you have kept the statutes of Omri, and all the works of the house of Ahab; and you have walked in their counsels, that I may make you a desolation, and your inhabitants a hissing; so you shall bear the scorn of my people."

And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.

But Peter and John answered them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge,

But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.

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and she told him the same story, saying, "The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought among us, came in to me to laugh at me.

"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials will be wicked.

You have heard his blasphemy. What is your decision?" And they all condemned him as deserving death.