- caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
- Heb. caused the soul of the owners thereof to expire, or breathe out, "And there came²° in¹ twoª men,²¹ childrenª of Belial,ª and satª° before¹ him: and the men²¹ of Belialª witnessed²° against¹ him, [even] against¹ Naboth,ª in the presence¹ of the people,ª saying,ª° Nabothª did blasphemeª° Godª and the king.ª Then they carried him forthª° out² of¹¹ the city,ª and stonedª° him with stones,ª that he died.ª° ... And it came to pass,¹ when Ahabª heardª° that¹ Nabothª was dead,ª° that Ahabª rose upª° to go downª° to¹ the vineyardª of Nabothª the Jezreelite,ª to take possessionª° of it." {1Kg 21:13-16} + "And thou shalt speakª° unto¹ him, saying,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Hast thou killed,ª° and also¹ taken possession?ª° And thou shalt speakª° unto¹ him, saying,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª In the placeª where¹ dogsª lickedª°¹ the bloodª of Nabothª shall dogsª lickª°¹ thy blood,ª even¹ thine.¹" {1Kg 21:19} + "So¹ [are] the waysª of every one¹ that is greedyª° of gain;ª [which] taketh awayª°¹ the lifeª of the ownersª thereof." {Prv 1:19} + "For,¹ behold,¹ the LORDª cometh¹ out²° of his placeª¹ to punishª° the inhabitantsª° of the earthª for their iniquity:ª the earthª also shall discloseª°¹ her blood,ª and shall no¹ more¹ coverª°¹ her slain.ª°" {Isa 26:21} + "Behold,¹ the princesª of Israel,ª every oneª were¹ in thee to their powerª to¹ shedª° blood.ª" {Ezk 22:6} + "In thee have they takenª° giftsª to¹ shedª° blood;ª thou hast takenª° usuryª and increase,ª and thou hast greedily gainedª° of thy neighboursª by extortion,ª and hast forgottenª° me, saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª ... Behold,¹ therefore I have smittenª° mine handª at¹ thy dishonest gainª which¹ thou hast made,ª° and at¹ thy bloodª which¹ hath been¹ in the midstª of thee." {Ezk 22:12-13}
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