6. He answered her, "Because I spoke to Naboth from Jezreel. I said, 'Sell me your vineyard. Or, if you prefer, I'll give you another vineyard in its place.' But he said, 'I won't sell you my vineyard.' "
7. His wife Jezebel said, "Is this how the king of Israel acts? Get up! Eat something! Cheer up. I'll get you the vineyard of Naboth from Jezreel."
8. So she wrote some letters in Ahab's name. She stamped them with his seal. Then she sent them to the elders and nobles who lived in the city where Naboth lived.
9. In those letters she wrote, "Announce a day when people are supposed to go without eating. Have Naboth sit in an important place among the people.
10. But put two worthless and evil men in seats across from him. Have them witness to the fact that he has called down curses on God and the king. Then take him out of the city. Kill him by throwing stones at him."
11. So the elders and nobles who lived in that city did what Jezebel wanted. They did everything she directed in the letters she had written to them.
12. They announced a day of fasting. They had Naboth sit in an important place among the people.
13. Then two worthless and evil men came and sat across from him. They brought charges against Naboth in front of the people. The two men said, "Naboth has called down curses on God and the king." So they took him outside the city. They killed him by throwing stones at him.
14. Then they sent a message to Jezebel. They said, "Naboth is dead. We killed him by throwing stones at him."
15. Jezebel heard that Naboth had been killed. As soon as she heard it, she said to Ahab, "Get up. Take over the vineyard of Naboth from Jezreel. It's the one he wouldn't sell to you. He isn't alive anymore. He's dead."
16. Ahab heard that Naboth was dead. So he got up. He went down to take over Naboth's vineyard.
17. Then a message from the Lord came to Elijah, who was from Tishbe. It said,
18. "Go down to see Ahab, the king of Israel. He rules in Samaria. You will find him in Naboth's vineyard. He has gone there to take it over.