8. So Jezbel wrote letters, signed them with Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal. She sent them to the respected leaders and nobles living in Naboth’s city.
9. In these letters she wrote: “Announce a fast. Seat Naboth as leader of the people.
10. Have two good-for-nothing men sit opposite him and accuse him of cursing God and the king. Then stone him to death outside the city.”
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.