1 Kings 21:7-13
7Jezebel his wife said to him, “ aDo you now ▼▼Lit exercise kingship
reign over Israel? Arise, eat bread, and let your heart be joyful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.” 8 cSo she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to dthe elders and to the nobles who were living with Naboth in his city. 9Now she had written in the letters, saying, “Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people; 10and seat two eworthless men opposite him, and have them testify against him, saying, ‘ fYou ▼
▼Lit blessed, an ancient euphemism to avoid any mention of the cursing of God
cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and hstone him ▼▼Lit so that he dies
to death.” Jezebel’s Plot
11 So the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did just as Jezebel had sent word to them, just as it was written in the letters which she had sent them. 12They jproclaimed a fast, and seated Naboth at the head of the people. 13Then the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him; and the worthless men testified against him, against Naboth, before the people, saying, “Naboth ▼▼See note 1 v 10
cursed God and the king.” lSo they took him outside the city and stoned him ▼▼Lit with stones so that he died
to death with stones.
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