1 Kings 21:10 (WEB)
Set two men, wicked fellows, before him, and let them testify against him, saying, ‘You cursed God and the king!’ Then carry him out, and stone him to death.”
Catechism · 1
“Envy can lead to the worst crimes.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gen 4:3-7; 1 Kings 21:1-29.
Fathers and councils · 2
Augustine of Hippo
“By which word also the feigned crime of Naboth is named by his calumniators; for it is said that he “blessed the king,” that is, cursed.” — editor's note: 1 Kings xxi. 10, 13. LXX. εὐλόγηκας: E.V. “didst blaspheme.”
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Jerome
“The word ‘bless’ is used in the same way in the books of Kings where it is said of Naboth that he ‘blessed’ God and the king and was therefore stoned by the people.” — editor's note: 1 Kings xxi. 10, Vulg. (which mistranslates the neutral verb of the Hebrew).
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Cross-references · 13
Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.
Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.
Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.
Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.
Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.
Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.
Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.
Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.
Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.
Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.
Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.
Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.
Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.
