E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 21:8
sealed. with his seal. Figure of speech Polyptoton. App-6 , Sealing was done by rubbing ink on the seal, moistening the paper, and pressing the seal thereon. read more
列王紀上 21:8-10 Cunpts
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 21:9
on high: i.e. in a conspicuous place; or, perhaps, before the bar of justice. read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 21:10
two. Compare Deuteronomy 17:6 . sons of Belial. Compare Deuteronomy 13:13 . 1Sa 1:16 ; 1 Samuel 2:12 , &c. blaspheme. The current Hebrew text reads "bless". In spite of this the Authorized Version and Revised Version render it "blaspheme". It is one of the emendations of the Sopherim ( App-18 ), and is correctly rendered "blaspheme", but should have had a marginal note of explanation. read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Kings 21:9
1 Kings 21:9. Proclaim a fast— It was always usual; upon the approach of any great calamity, or the apprehension of any national judgment, to proclaim a fast. Jezebel orders such a fast to be observed, the better to conceal her design against Naboth: for by this means she intimated to the people, that they had some accursed thing among them, which was ready to bring down the vengeance of God upon their city; and that therefore it was their business to enquire into all those sins which provoked... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Kings 21:10
1 Kings 21:10. Thou didst blaspheme God and the king— It was death by the law of Moses to blaspheme God; Lev 24:16 and by custom it was death to revile the king, Exodus 22:28. Now, in order to make sure work, the witnesses, as they were instructed, accused Naboth of both these crimes, that the people might be the better satisfied to see him stoned. There is this difference, however, to be observed between these two crimes, that if a man had blasphemed God, his goods came to his heirs; whereas... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 21:8
8. So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal—The seal-ring contained the name of the king and gave validity to the documents to which it was affixed (Esther 8:8; Daniel 6:17). By allowing her the use of his signet-ring, Ahab passively consented to Jezebel's proceeding. Being written in the king's name, it had the character of a royal mandate. sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city—They were the civic authorities of Jezreel, and would,... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 21:9
9. Proclaim a fast, c.—Those obsequious and unprincipled magistrates did according to orders. Pretending that a heavy guilt lay on one, or some unknown party, who was charged with blaspheming God and the king and that Ahab was threatening vengeance on the whole city unless the culprit were discovered and punished, they assembled the people to observe a solemn fast. Fasts were commanded on extraordinary occasions affecting the public interests of the state (2 Chronicles 20:3 Ezra 8:21; Joel... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 21:1-16
Ahab’s disregard for Yahweh’s authority 21:1-16Even though Jezebel was behind the murder of Naboth, God held her husband Ahab responsible (1 Kings 21:19). Jezebel’s evil influence over her husband stands out in this story. [Note: Alexander Rofe, "The Vineyard of Naboth: The Origin and Message of the Story," Vetus Testamentum 38:1 (January 1988):102.] Ahab was willing to murder a godly Israelite to obtain a mere vegetable garden."A vineyard, like an olive-orchard, is not just land that may have... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 21:1-29
Naboth’s Vineyard1. After these things] The LXX places this chapter after 1 Kings 19, and so prevents the separation of 1 Kings 20, 22, which are closely connected.Jezreel] in the plain of Esdraelon.3. The inheritance of my fathers] cp. Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7, Numbers 36:8.8. Unto the elders.. nobles] The administration of justice rested with the chief men of each locality: cp. Deuteronomy 19:12; Deuteronomy 21:2. 9. Proclaim a fast] perhaps intended as a public act of humiliation for... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 21:1-29
Naboth’s vineyard (21:1-29)The events so far recorded of Ahab show that his religious, military and trade policies were all contrary to God’s will. The story of his seizure of Naboth’s vineyard shows that he was equally ungodly in the matter of common justice. Ahab at first made an honest offer to buy Naboth’s vineyard. Naboth refused, as land inherited from ancestors was an Israelite’s most valued possession (21:1-4). Jezebel therefore arranged to have Naboth falsely accused and executed.... read more