11. The men in Naboth’s city—the respected leaders and nobles who lived there—did what Jezbel asked them to do. They did just as she had written in the letters she sent.
12. They announced a fast and had Naboth seated as the leader of the people.
13. The two good-for-nothing men came in and sat opposite him. In front of the people, these men accused Naboth of cursing God and the king. So the people stoned him to death outside the city.
14. Then the leaders sent ⌊this message⌋ to Jezbel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.”
15. Jezbel received the message and said to Ahab, “Get up! Confiscate the vineyard which Naboth from Jezreel refused to sell you. He’s dead now.”
16. When he heard about Naboth’s death, Ahab went to confiscate the vineyard.
17. Then the Lord spoke his word to Elijah from Tishbe:
18. “Go, meet King Ahab of Israel, who lives in Samaria. He went to confiscate Naboth’s vineyard.
19. Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord asks: Have you murdered someone just to confiscate ⌊a vineyard⌋?’ Then tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: At the place where the dogs licked up Naboth’s blood, the dogs will lick up your blood.’ ”
20. Ahab asked Elijah, “So you’ve found me, my enemy?”Elijah answered, “I found you. Because you sold yourself to do what the Lord considers evil.
21. So I am going to bring evil on you. I will destroy your descendants. I will destroy every male in Ahab’s ⌊house⌋, whether slave or freeman in Israel.
22. I will make your family like the family of Jer o boam (Nebat’s son) and like the house of Baasha, son of Ahijah, because you made me furious. You led Israel to sin.”
23. Then the Lord also spoke ⌊through Elijah⌋ about Jezbel: “The dogs will eat Jezbel inside the walls of Jezreel.
24. If anyone from Ahab’s ⌊house⌋ dies in the city, dogs will eat him. If anyone dies in the country, birds will eat him.”
25. There was no one else like Ahab. At the urging of his wife, he sold himself to do what the Lord considered evil.
26. He did many disgusting things as a result of worshiping idols as the Amorites had done. (The Lord confiscated their land for Israel.)