The two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him. The base fellows testified against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, "Naboth cursed God and the king." Then they carried him out of the city, and stoned him to death with stones.

They rose up, threw him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill that their city was built on, that they might throw him off the cliff.

Therefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people through his own blood, suffered outside of the gate.

The witnesses

and set up false witnesses who said, "This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the Law.

but you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.

The hand of the witnesses shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall put away the evil from the midst of you.

Their

Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the church which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

General references

Therefore the Jewish leaders took up stones again to stone him.

But Saul ravaged the church, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison.