John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 8. So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal , etc.] He giving her leave, no doubt, to take his seal; though she might not communicate her scheme to him, lest he should object to it: and sent the letters unto the elders, and to the nobles that were in his city dwelling with Naboth : to the chief magistrates of the city of Jezreel, where Naboth dwelt.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 5-16 - When, instead of a help meet, a man has an agent for Satan, in the for of an artful, unprincipled, yet beloved wife, fatal effects may be expected. Never were more wicked orders given by any prince, than thos Jezebel sent to the rulers of Jezreel. Naboth must be murdered unde colour of religion. There is no wickedness so vile, so horrid, but religion has sometimes been made a cover for it. Also, it must be don under colour of justice, and with the formalities of legal process. Le us, from this sad story, be amazed at the wickedness of the wicked, an the power of Satan in the children of disobedience. Let us commit the keeping of our lives and comforts to God, for innocence will not alway be our security; and let us rejoice in the knowledge that all will be set to rights in the great day.
Original Hebrew ותכתב3789 ספרים5612 בשׁם8034 אחאב256 ותחתם2368 בחתמו2856 ותשׁלח7971 הספרים5612 אל413 הזקנים2205 ואל413 החרים2715 אשׁר834 בעירו5892 הישׁבים3427 את854 נבות׃5022
