King James Version
1 Kings 21:12 in the King James Version says “They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.”
1 Kings 21:12 · KJV
And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
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.
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“They proclaimed”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“and set”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“on high”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
“among the people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
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