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 didn't do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.

"You shall not spread a false report. Don't join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

"'You shall do no injustice in judgment: you shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.

The king said to the guard who stood about him, "Turn, and kill the priests of Yahweh; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled, and didn't disclose it to me." But the servants of the king wouldn't put forth their hand to fall on the priests of Yahweh.

Now therefore, O king, come down, according to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him up into the king's hand."

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

They conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of Yahweh.

If a ruler listens to lies, all of his officials are wicked.

But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods, nor worship the golden image which you have set up.

Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; Because he is intent in his pursuit of idols.

For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab. You walk in their counsels, that I may make you a ruin, and her inhabitants a hissing; And you will bear the reproach of my people."

Being warned in a dream that they shouldn't return to Herod, they went back to their own country 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, judge for yourselves,

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

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She spoke to him according to these words, saying, "The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me,

"You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

If a ruler listens to lies, all of his officials are wicked.

You have heard the blasphemy! What do you think?" They all condemned him to be worthy of death.