1Ki 21:8-10 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Kgs 21:8-9: 21:8-9 Call the citizens together: This kind of assembly would normally address sin that could bring divine judgment against the people (see Deut 21:1-9 ; Josh 7:10-12 ; 1 Sam 7:1-6 ). Jezebel convened it to bring false charges against an innocent person.

a21:8-9►

bDeut 21:1-9►

cJosh 7:10-12►

d1 Sam 7:1-6►

e21:10►

fDeut 13:13►

gJudg 19:22►

h1 Sam 10:27►

iProv 6:12►

j2 Cor 6:15►

kDeut 19:15►

lMatt 18:16►

mDeut 17:5-6►

n22:24►

o2 Kgs 9:21-26►

‏ 1 Kings 21:8-10

Summary for 1Kgs 21:8-9: 21:8-9 ^a Call the citizens together: This kind of assembly would normally address sin that could bring divine judgment against the people (see Deut 21:1-9 ^b; Josh 7:10-12 ^c; 1 Sam 7:1-6 ^d). Jezebel convened it to bring false charges against an innocent person.
21:10 ^e scoundrels (literally sons of Belial): The Hebrew expression refers to totally evil reprobates (Deut 13:13 ^f; Judg 19:22 ^g; 1 Sam 10:27 ^h; Prov 6:12 ⁱ). Later Jewish writings attributed the name Belial to Satan, a use reflected by Paul in the New Testament (2 Cor 6:15 ^j).

• Legally, two witnesses were needed to establish a charge against a person (Deut 19:15 ^k; Matt 18:16 ^l). The twofold charge of Naboth’s blasphemy against God and against the king carried a penalty of death by stoning outside the city (Deut 17:5-6 ^m; 22:24 ⁿ). Naboth was apparently put to death on his own land (see 2 Kgs 9:21-26 ^o).