Douay-Rheims Bible: 3 Kings — Introduction, Chapter Summaries and Notes by Richard Challoner
Chapter 21
SummaryNaboth,for denying his vineyard to kingAchab, is by JezabeVs commandment, falsely accused and stoned to death. For which crime Elias denounceth to Achab the judgments of God: upon his humbling himself the sentence is mitigated.
[21:20] Sold, to do evil in the sight, etc. . . That is, so addicted to evil, as if thou hadst sold thyself to the devil, to be his slave to work all kinds of evil.