1 Kings 21:12
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
KJV
prædicaverunt jejunium, et sedere fecerunt Naboth inter primos populi.
Vulgate
καὶ ἐγένετο ὅτε ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ τὸν λόγον τοῦτον, πίνων ἦν αὐτὸς καὶ πάντες βασιλεῖς μετ’ αὐτοῦ ἐν σκηναῖς· καὶ εἶπεν τοῖς παισὶν αὐτοῦ Οἰκοδομήσατε χάρακα· καὶ ἔθεντο χάρακα ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν.
LXX
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
ASV
קָרְא֖וּ צ֑וֹם וְ/הֹשִׁ֥יבוּ אֶת נָב֖וֹת בְּ/רֹ֥אשׁ הָ/עָֽם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
נָב֖וֹת
nbvt
proper_noun · 22×
צ֣וֹם
tsvm
noun · 26×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2538The tenth commandment requires that envy be banished from the human heart. When the prophet Nathan wanted to spur King David to repentance, he told him the story about the poor man who had only one ewe lamb that he treated like his own daughter and the rich man who, despite the great number of his flocks, envied the poor man and ended by stealing his lamb.322 Envy can lead to t…
Cross-references
- 2Sam 15:12 — And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with
- Isa 58:4 — Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
- Joel 2:15 — Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: