1 Kings 21:13

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Summary

And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

The men of belial

Blaspheme god

The king

They carried him

General references

Bible References

The men of belial

"You are not to give false testimony against your neighbor.

""You are not to give false testimony against your neighbor.

When a malicious witness takes the stand against a man and accuses him,

Do not hand me over to the desires of my enemies; for false witnesses have risen up against me; even the one who breathes out violence.

False witnesses stepped forward and questioned me concerning things about which I knew nothing.

a false witness snorting lies, and someone sowing quarrels between brothers.

A witness to lies will not go unpunished; the teller of falsehoods will not escape.

A club, a sword, and a sharp arrow that's what a man is who lies about his neighbor.

"I'll come near to you for judgment. I'll be a witness, quick to speak against sorcerers, against adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who defraud the laborer of his wage, against those who defraud the widow and the orphan, against those who deprive the alien of justice, and against those who don't fear me," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

Although many people gave false testimony against him, their testimony didn't agree.

Blaspheme god

When their time of feasting had concluded, Job would rise early in the morning to send for them and consecrate them to God. He would offer a burnt offering for each one, because Job thought, "Perhaps my children sinned by cursing God in their hearts." Job did this time and again.

Then his wife told him, "Do you remain firm in your integrity? Curse God and die!"

Then some of the scribes told themselves, "This fellow is blaspheming!"

So they secretly got some men to say, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God."

The king

Do not curse the king, even in your thoughts. Do not curse the rich, even in your bedroom. For a bird will fly by and tell what you say, or something with wings may talk about it.

"They'll pass through the land, while greatly distressed and hungry. When they are hungry, they'll become enraged, and they'll curse their king and their god. They'll turn their faces upwards,

So Amaziah priest of Bethel sent a message to Jeroboam king of Israel. It said, "Amos has been conspiring against you in the very heart of the house of Israel! The land cannot bear everything he has to say,

They began to accuse him, "We found this man corrupting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that he is the Messiah, a king."

From then on, Pilate tried to release him, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, "If you release this fellow, you're not a friend of Caesar! Anyone who claims to be a king is defying Caesar!"

For we have found this man a perfect pest and an agitator among all Jews throughout the world. He is a ringleader in the sect of the Nazarenes

They carried him

Then the Israeli woman's son blasphemed the Name and cursed, so they brought him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, from the tribe of Dan.

Then the LORD told Moses, "The man is certainly to die. The entire community is to stone him to death outside the camp."

Stone him to death, because he sought to lure you from the LORD your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, from the land of slavery.

Then all the men of his city are to stone him with boulders so that he dies. This is how you will remove this evil from among you. Then all Israel will hear of it and will be afraid."

they are to bring her to the door of her father's house. Then the men of the city are to stone her with boulders until she dies for doing a detestable thing in Israel acting like a prostitute while in her father's house. By doing this, you will remove this evil from among you.

Then Joshua, with all Israel accompanying him, took Zerah's son Achan, along with the silver, the mantle, the gold, his sons, his daughters, his oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and everything that belonged to him to the Valley of Achor.

"This is what the LORD says, "I have certainly observed the blood of Naboth and his sons, and I will repay you on this property," declares the LORD.' "Therefore take the body and throw it in the field, just as the LORD said."

Next I turned to consider all kinds of oppression that exists on earth. Look at the tears of the oppressed there is no one to comfort them. Power is on the side of their oppressors; so they have no comforters.

But they shouted out loud, stopped listening, and together they all rushed at him,

General references

and then this is what she told him: "That Hebrew slave whom you brought to us came in here to rape me.

"You are not to give false testimony against your neighbor.

""You are not to give false testimony against your neighbor.

A trustworthy witness does not deceive, but a false witness spews lies.

When a ruler is listening to lies, all of his officials tend to become wicked.

"You have heard his blasphemy! What is your verdict?" All of them condemned him as deserving death.