1 Kings 21:1–15

And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in ^aJezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. ^2*And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, ^bGive me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it ^†seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. ³And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, ^cthat I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. ⁴And Ahab came ^dinto his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread. ⁵But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? ⁶And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard. ⁷And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let ^ethine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. ⁸So she wrote letters ^fin Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto ^gthe elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth. ⁹And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth ^†on high among the people: ¹⁰And set two men, ^hsons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, ⁱThou didst ^jblaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die. ¹¹And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. ^12kThey proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. ¹³And there came in two men, ^gchildren of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did ^jblaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died. ¹⁴Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead. ¹⁵And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.