13<\/strong>. And there came in two men, children of Belial<\/em> ] R.V. And the two men, sons of Belial, came in<\/strong>. The Hebrew noun is definite and the sense requires that it should be indicated.<\/p>\n witnessed<\/em> ] R.V. bare witness<\/strong>. As in 1Ki 21:10<\/span>.<\/p>\n even against Naboth, in the presence of the people<\/em> ] These words are omitted by the LXX. As much publicity as possible was given to the accusation, that thus it might have the colour of being legally carried out.<\/p>\n did blaspheme<\/em> ] R.V. did curse<\/strong>. The word is the same as in 1Ki 21:10<\/span>. But a different word is used for ‘blaspheme’ in Lev 24:16<\/span>.<\/p>\n they carried him forth out of the city<\/em> ] This explains what is meant by ‘carry him out’ in 1Ki 21:10<\/span>. The place of execution was to be outside the walls, according to the legal ordinance (Lev 24:14<\/span>), ‘Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp and let all the congregation stone him.’ From this we see that this enactment was before the Exile.<\/p>\n that he died<\/em> ] Not only was Naboth put to death, but, according to another passage (2Ki 9:26<\/span>), his sons were included in the destruction.<\/p>\n Naboth had sons who were also put to death at this time (marginal reference). It is not improbable that they were stoned together with their parent (compare Jos 7:24-25<\/span>). In the East, a parents guilt constantly involves the punishment of his children. Contrast 2Ki 14:6<\/span>.<\/P> <\/p>\n Verse 13<\/span>. And stoned him with stones<\/B><\/I>] As they pretended to find him guilty of treason against God and the king, it is likely they destroyed the whole of his family<\/I>; and then the king seized on his grounds as confiscated, or as escheated<\/I> to the king, without any heir at law. That his family<\/I> was destroyed appears strongly intimated, 2Kg 9:26<\/span>; Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, AND THE BLOOD<\/I> OF HIS SONS, saith the Lord<\/I>.<\/P> <\/p>\n And his sons with him, as may be thought from 2Ki 9:26<\/span>, that so the king might have an undisturbed possession; for which they might pretend those examples, Num 16:32<\/span>; Jos 7:24<\/span>. But these were examples of extraordinary vengeance, and by special warrant from God; and the law of God was positively contrary to it, Deu 24:16<\/span>. <\/P> <\/p>\n 13. there came in two men<\/B>worthlessfellows who had been bribed to swear a falsehood. The law requiredtwo witnesses in capital offenses (Deu 17:6<\/span>;Deu 19:15<\/span>; Num 35:30<\/span>;Mat 26:60<\/span>). Cursing God andcursing the king are mentioned in the law (Ex22:28<\/span>) as offenses closely connected, the king of Israel beingthe earthly representative of God in His kingdom. <\/P> they carried him forth out ofthe city, and stoned him<\/B>The law, which forbade cursing therulers of the people, does not specify the penalty for this offensebut either usage had sanctioned or the authorities of Jezreel hadoriginated stoning as the proper punishment. It was always inflictedout of the city (Ac 7:58<\/span>).<\/P><\/p>\n And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him<\/strong>,…. Which position showed that they were his accusers, and had a charge against him; it being usual for the accusers and accused to be set face to face, as it was the manner of the Romans in later times, Ac 25:16<\/span>. Josephus says d there were “three” men to accuse him; but the Targum, and all the ancient versions, have only “two”:<\/p>\n and the men of Belial witnessed against him, [even] against Naboth, in the presence of the people<\/strong>; both before the judges of the court, and before all the people that filled it, who came to hear the trial; so bold and impudent were they:<\/p>\n saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king<\/strong>; or “bless”, an euphemism; the phrase of cursing God being shocking to the ear, and therefore such a word is used to express it, see Job 1:5<\/span>,<\/p>\n then they carried him forth out of the city<\/strong>; without any further process of examining witnesses, and of hearing what the accused had to say in his defence; but immediately they carried him out of court, and out of the city, to put him to death, malefactors being executed always without the city:<\/p>\n and stoned him with stones, that he died<\/strong>; which was the death blasphemers were put to, Le 24:14<\/span>, of the manner of which,<\/p>\n [See comments on Ac 7:58]<\/span>, it seems from 2Ki 9:26<\/span>, that his sons were stoned with him.<\/p>\n d Antiqu. l. 3. c. 13. sect. 8.<\/p>\n (13) Carried him forth<\/strong>as usual, in order to avoid polluting the city with bloodpossibly to his own ground, the coveted vineyard itself.<\/p>\n 1Ki 21:13 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.<\/p>\n Ver. 13. And stoned him with stones.<\/strong> ] Among many others – for treason was ever unicum crimea eorum qui crimine vacabant<\/em> a<\/em> – we read in the martyrologies of one John Cowper, who, like another Naboth, was hanged in Queen Mary’s days for a traitor, upon false accusation. But if Naboth had been guilty, what reason was there that his sons should also suffer death with him? as it appeareth they did, 2Ki 9:26 against an express law. Deu 24:16 Was it because Jezebel would never suffer a rub to lie in the way, that might hinder the true running of her bowl? <\/p>\n<\/p>\n a<\/em> Tacit.<\/p>\n stoned him. One of the nine cases of stoning. See note on Lev 24:14. <\/p>\n the men of Belial: Exo 20:16, Deu 5:20, Deu 19:16-21, Psa 27:12, Psa 35:11, Pro 6:19, Pro 19:5, Pro 19:9, Pro 25:18, Mal 3:5, Mar 14:56-59 <\/p>\n blaspheme God: Job 1:5, Job 1:11, Job 2:9, Mat 9:3, Act 6:11 <\/p>\n the king: Ecc 10:20, Isa 8:21, Amo 7:10, Luk 23:2, Joh 19:12, Act 24:5 <\/p>\n they carried him: Lev 24:11-16, Num 15:35, Num 15:36, Deu 13:10, Deu 21:21, Deu 22:21, Deu 22:24, Jos 7:24, Jos 7:25, 2Ki 9:26, Ecc 4:1, Act 7:57-59 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Deu 13:13 – the children Deu 19:15 – at the mouth Jdg 20:13 – children of Belial 1Sa 2:12 – sons of Belial 1Sa 25:17 – a son of Belial 1Sa 30:22 – wicked 2Sa 16:7 – man of Belial 2Ch 13:7 – the children of Belial Job 31:39 – caused the owners thereof to lose their life Psa 101:3 – wicked thing Pro 14:5 – General Pro 17:15 – that justifieth Pro 19:28 – An ungodly witness Ecc 7:15 – there is a just Isa 5:23 – take Isa 10:1 – them Eze 34:3 – ye kill Hab 1:4 – for Mat 18:16 – that in Mat 27:31 – and led Mat 27:32 – as Mar 14:55 – sought Joh 19:17 – went Act 7:58 – cast 2Co 13:1 – In Heb 11:37 – stoned<\/p>\n 1Ki 21:13. They stoned him And, it seems, his sons too, either with him, or after him; for God afterward says, (2Ki 9:26,) I have seen the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons. Let us commit the keeping of our lives and comforts to God, for innocence itself will not always be our security. This account of Ahabs unjust and barbarous conduct toward Naboth, placed, as it is by the sacred historian, immediately after his gentle treatment of Ben-hadad, shows the great inconsistency and extreme wickedness of his conduct. He spares the proud, boasting, and blaspheming heathen, and even terms him his brother, and honours him by taking him into his chariot; nay, and enters into a covenant with him: but he basely and barbarously murders, or, at least, connives at his wifes murdering, the just and pious Israelite; and that under colour of justice, and with the formalities of a legal process! which was a great aggravation of the crime. For, to use that power for the preservation of the guilty and the murdering of the innocent, which ought to have been used for the punishment of the former and the protection of the latter, was such a violent perversion of justice and judgment, as cannot easily be paralleled. But there is a judgment to come when such iniquitous judgments as these will be called over again!<\/p>\n 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. 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