1 Reyes 21:13

13 Vinieron entonces los dos hombres, hijos de Belial, y se sentaron delante de él; aquellos hombres de Belial atestiguaron contra Nabot delante del pueblo, diciendo: Nabot ha blasfemado a Dios y al rey. Y lo sacaron fuera de la ciudad, y lo apedrearon con piedras, y murió

1 Reyes 21:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 21:13

And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before
him
Which position showed that they were his accusers, and had a charge against him; it being usual for the accusers and accused to be set face to face, as it was the manner of the Romans in later times, ( Acts 25:16 ) . Josephus says ^F4 there were "three" men to accuse him; but the Targum, and all the ancient versions, have only "two":

and the men of Belial witnessed against him, [even] against Naboth, in
the presence of the people;
both before the judges of the court, and before all the people that filled it, who came to hear the trial; so bold and impudent were they:

saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king;
or "bless", an euphemism; the phrase of cursing God being shocking to the ear, and therefore such a word is used to express it, see ( Job 1:5 ) ( 2:9 ) ,

then they carried him forth out of the city;
without any further process of examining witnesses, and of hearing what the accused had to say in his defence; but immediately they carried him out of court, and out of the city, to put him to death, malefactors being executed always without the city:

and stoned him with stones, that he died;
which was the death blasphemers were put to, ( Leviticus 24:14 Leviticus 24:23 ) , of the manner of which, (See Gill on Acts 7:58), it seems from ( 2 Kings 9:26 ) , that his sons were stoned with him.

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FOOTNOTES:

F4 Antiqu. l. 3. c. 13. sect. 8.

1 Reyes 21:13 In-Context

11 Y los de su ciudad, los ancianos y los principales que moraban en su ciudad, lo hicieron como Jezabel les mandó, conforme a lo escrito en las cartas que ella les había enviado

12 Y promulgaron ayuno, y asentaron a Nabot a la cabecera del pueblo

13 Vinieron entonces los dos hombres, hijos de Belial, y se sentaron delante de él; aquellos hombres de Belial atestiguaron contra Nabot delante del pueblo, diciendo: Nabot ha blasfemado a Dios y al rey. Y lo sacaron fuera de la ciudad, y lo apedrearon con piedras, y murió

14 Después enviaron a decir a Jezabel: Nabot ha sido apedreado y ha muerto

15 Y cuando Jezabel oyó que Nabot había sido apedreado y muerto, dijo a Acab: Levántate y posee la viña de Nabot de Jezreel, que no te la quiso dar por dinero; porque Nabot no vive, sino que ha muerto