- Because:
- "So she wroteª° lettersª in Ahab'sª name,ª and sealedª° [them] with his seal,ª and sentª° the lettersª unto¹ the eldersª and to¹ the noblesª that¹ [were] in his city,ª dwellingª° with¹ Naboth.ª ... 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°" {1Kg 21:8-13} + "And Ahabª had seventyª sonsª in Samaria.ª And Jehuª wroteª° letters,ª and sentª° to Samaria,ª unto¹ the rulersª of Jezreel,ª to the elders,ª and to¹ them that brought upª° Ahab'sª [children], saying,ª° ... And it came to pass,¹ when the letterª cameª° to¹ them, that they tookª°¹ the king'sª sons,ª and slewª° seventyª persons,ª and putª°¹ their headsª in baskets,ª and sentª°¹ him [them] to Jezreel.ª" {2Kg 10:1-7} + "And when he heardª° sayª° of¹ Tirhakahª kingª of Ethiopia,ª Behold,¹ he is come outª° to fightª° against¹ thee: he sentª° messengersª againª° unto¹ Hezekiah,ª saying,ª°" {2Kg 19:9} + "And Hezekiahª receivedª°¹ the letterª of the handª¹ of the messengers,ª and readª° it: and Hezekiahª went upª° into the houseª of the LORD,ª and spreadª° it beforeª the LORD.ª" {2Kg 19:14} + "He wroteª° also lettersª to railª° on the LORDª Godª of Israel,ª and to speakª° against¹ him, saying,ª° As the godsª of the nationsª of [other] landsª have not¹ deliveredª° their peopleª out of mine hand,ª¹ so¹ shall not¹ the Godª of Hezekiahª deliverª° his peopleª out of mine hand.ª¹" {2Ch 32:17} + "And in the daysª of Artaxerxesª wroteª° Bishlam,ª Mithredath,ª Tabeel,ª and the restª of their companions,ª unto¹ Artaxerxesª kingª of Persia;ª and the writingª of the letterª [was] writtenª° in the Syrian tongue,ª and interpretedª° in the Syrian tongue.ª ... Weª certifyª° the kingª that,¹ ifª thisª cityª be buildedª° [again], and the wallsª thereof set up,ª° by thisª meansª thou shalt haveª noª portionª on this sideª the river.ª" {Ezr 4:7-16} + "Then sentª° Sanballatª¹ his servantª unto¹ me in like¹ mannerª the fifthª timeª with an openª° letterª in his hand;ª" {Neh 6:5} + "Moreover¹ in those¹ daysª the noblesª of Judahª sentª° manyª° lettersª unto¹ Tobiah,ª and [the letters] of Tobiahª cameª° unto¹ them." {Neh 6:17} + "Also¹ they reportedª°¹ his good deedsª beforeª me, and utteredª°¹ my wordsª to him. [And] Tobiahª sentª° lettersª to put me in fear.ª°" {Neh 6:19} + "And desiredª° ofª himª lettersª toª Damascusª toª the¹ synagogues,ª thatª ifª he foundª° anyª of this¹ way,ª whetherª they were²° menª orª women,ª he might bring¹ them²° boundª° untoª Jerusalem.ª" {Act 9:2}
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