1 Kings 21:9-21

9And she wrote in the letters, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people. 10And set two ^aworthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, ^b‘You have cursed ▼

▼Hebrew blessed; also verse 13

God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.” 11And the men of his city, ^dthe elders and the leaders who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent word to them. As it was written in the letters that she had sent to them, 12 ^ethey proclaimed a fast and set Naboth at the head of the people. 13And the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him. And the worthless men brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones. 14Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned; he is dead.”

15As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money, for Naboth is not alive, but dead.” 16And as soon as Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.

The Lord Condemns Ahab

17 ^fThen the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 18“Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in ^gSamaria; behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession. 19And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Have you killed and also taken possession?”’ And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: ^h“In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your own blood.”’”

20Ahab said to Elijah, ⁱ“Have you found me, O my enemy?” He answered, “I have found you, because ^jyou have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the Lord. 21Behold, I will bring disaster upon you. I will utterly burn you up, and ^kwill cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel.

Psalms 58:1-2

God Who Judges the Earth

To the choirmaster: according to ^lDo Not Destroy. A ^mMiktam ▼

▼Probably a musical or liturgical term

of David.

1 Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods? ▼

▼Or  you mighty lords (by revocalization; Hebrew in silence)

Do you judge the children of man uprightly?
2No, in your hearts you devise wrongs;
your hands ^pdeal out violence on earth.

Psalms 82:2-5

2“How long will you judge unjustly
and ^qshow partiality to ^rthe wicked?  Selah
3 ^sGive justice to ^tthe weak and the fatherless;
^umaintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
4 ^vRescue the weak and the needy;
^wdeliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
5 ^xThey have neither knowledge nor understanding,
^ythey walk about in darkness;
^zall the foundations of the earth are ^aashaken.

Psalms 94:21-22

21They ^abband together against the life of the righteous
and condemn ^acthe innocent to death. ▼

▼Hebrew  condemn innocent blood

22But the Lord has become my ^aestronghold,
and my God ^afthe rock of my ^agrefuge.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Evil Under the Sun

1 ^ahAgain I ^aisaw all ^ajthe oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had ^akno one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

The Vanity of Wealth and Honor

8 ^alIf you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, ^amdo not be amazed at the matter, ^anfor the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.

Isaiah 59:14

Judgment and Redemption

14 ^aoJustice is turned back,
and righteousness stands far away;
for truth has stumbled in the public squares,
and uprightness cannot enter.