1 Re 21:10

10 e fate comparire contro a lui due uomini scellerati, i quali testimonino contro a lui, dicendo: Tu hai bestemmiato Iddio ed il re. Poi menatelo fuori, e lapidatelo, sì che muoia.

1 Re 21:10 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 21:10

And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness
against him
Worthless wretches, that have cast off the yoke of the law, as Belial signifies, lawless abandoned creatures, that have no conscience of anything; "knights of the post", as we call them, that will swear anything; these were to be set before Naboth, right against him to confront him, and accuse him to his face, and charge him with crimes next mentioned:

saying, thou didst blaspheme God and the king:
and so was guilty of death for the former, if not for both, and of confiscation of estate for the latter, which was the thing aimed at; and Jezebel was willing to make sure work of it, and therefore would have him accused of both:

and then carry him out, and stone him, that he die;
immediately, without requiring the witnesses to give proof of their charge, and without giving Naboth leave to answer for himself.

1 Re 21:10 In-Context

8 Ed ella scrisse lettere a nome di Achab, e le suggellò col suggello di esso, e le mandò agli Anziani e a’ principali della città di Nabot, che abitavano con lui.
9 E scrisse in quelle lettere in questa maniera: Bandite il digiuno, e fate stare Nabot in capo del popolo;
10 e fate comparire contro a lui due uomini scellerati, i quali testimonino contro a lui, dicendo: Tu hai bestemmiato Iddio ed il re. Poi menatelo fuori, e lapidatelo, sì che muoia.
11 E la gente della città di Nabot, gli Anziani, e i principali che abitavano nella città di esso, fecero come Izebel avea lor mandato, secondo ch’era scritto nelle lettere che avea lor mandate.
12 E bandirono il digiuno, e fecero star Nabot in capo del popolo.
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