1 Reis 21:10

10 E mandem dois homens vadios sentar-se em frente dele e façam com que testemunhem que ele amaldiçoou tanto a Deus quanto ao rei. Levem-no para fora e apedrejem-no até a morte”.

1 Reis 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 Reis 21:10 In-Context

8 Então ela escreveu cartas em nome de Acabe, pôs nelas o selo do rei e as enviou às autoridades e aos nobres da cidade de Nabote.

9 Naquelas cartas ela escreveu:“Decretem um dia de jejum e ponham Nabote sentado num lugar de destaque entre o povo.

10 E mandem dois homens vadios sentar-se em frente dele e façam com que testemunhem que ele amaldiçoou tanto a Deus quanto ao rei. Levem-no para fora e apedrejem-no até a morte”.

11 As autoridades e os nobres da cidade de Nabote fizeram conforme Jezabel os orientara nas cartas que lhes tinha escrito.

12 Decretaram jejum e fizeram Nabote sentar-se num local destacado no meio do povo.