What Does 1 Kings 21:13 Mean?

“And there came”

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

“in two”

two; also (as ordinal) twofold

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

“children”

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or

“of Belial”

without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness

“and sat”

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

a front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before

“witnessed”

to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify (as by reiteration); intensively, to encompass, restore (as a sort of reduplication)

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

“of Belial”

without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“Naboth”

naboth, an israelite

a front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before

“in the presence of the people”

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

“saying”

to say (used with great latitude)

“did blaspheme”

to kneel; by implication to bless god (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (god or the king, as

“Naboth”

naboth, an israelite

“God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

“and the king”

a king

“Then they carried him forth”

to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim

“out”

properly, separate by a wall, i.e., outside, outdoors

“of the city”

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

“and stoned”

properly, to be weighty; but used only in the sense of lapidation or its contrary (as if a delapidation)

“him with stones”

a stone

“that he died”

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill