6. He answered, “Because of what Naboth said to me. I offered to buy his vineyard, or, if he preferred, to give him another one for it, but he told me that I couldn't have it!”
7. “Well, are you the king or aren't you?” Jezebel replied. “Get out of bed, cheer up and eat. I will get you Naboth's vineyard!”
8. Then she wrote some letters, signed them with Ahab's name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the officials and leading citizens of Jezreel.
9. The letters said: “Proclaim a day of fasting, call the people together, and give Naboth the place of honour.
10. Get a couple of scoundrels to accuse him to his face of cursing God and the king. Then take him out of the city and stone him to death.”
11. The officials and leading citizens of Jezreel did what Jezebel had commanded.
12. They proclaimed a day of fasting, called the people together, and gave Naboth the place of honour.
13. The two scoundrels publicly accused him of cursing God and the king, and so he was taken outside the city and stoned to death.
14. The message was sent to Jezebel: “Naboth has been put to death.”
15. As soon as Jezebel received the message, she said to Ahab, “Naboth is dead. Now go and take possession of the vineyard which he refused to sell to you.”
16. At once Ahab went to the vineyard to take possession of it.
17. Then the Lord said to Elijah, the prophet from Tishbe,
18. “Go to King Ahab of Samaria. You will find him in Naboth's vineyard, about to take possession of it.
19. Tell him that I, the Lord, say to him, ‘After murdering the man, are you taking over his property as well?’ Tell him that this is what I say: ‘In the very place that the dogs licked up Naboth's blood they will lick up your blood!’ ”