KJV ORIGINAL
And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So the men of Naboth's city—the elders and nobles who lived there—did exactly what Jezebel had told them to do in the letters she had sent them.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The leaders of the city carried out Jezebel's evil plan exactly as she had instructed them in her letters.
📚 Historical Context
This verse occurs during the reign of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel in the northern kingdom of Israel (9th century BC). Jezebel had orchestrated a false trial against Naboth, a man who refused to sell his vineyard to her husband King Ahab. She sent official letters with the king's seal to the city leaders, commanding them to falsely accuse Naboth of blasphemy so he could be executed and his land seized.
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