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And it
came to pass after these things, that Naboth the
Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel,
hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
02 And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give 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.
03 And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it
me, that I should give the inheritance of my
fathers unto thee.
04 And Ahab came into 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.
05 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said
unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou
eatest no bread?
06 And 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.
07 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou
now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat
bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give
thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
08 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and
sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters
unto the elders and to the nobles that were in
his city, dwelling with Naboth.
09 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim
a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
10 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him,
to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst
blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him
out, and stone him, that he may die.
11 And 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.
12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high
among the people.
13 And there came in two men, children 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
blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him
forth out of the city, and stoned him with
stones, that he died.
14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is
stoned, and is dead.
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15 And 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.
16 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that
Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to
the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take
possession of it.
17 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the
Tishbite, saying,
18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel,
which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the
vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to
possess it.
19 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus
saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken
possession? And thou shalt speak unto him,
saying, Thus saith the Lord, In the place where
dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick
thy blood, even thine.
20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O
mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee:
because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in
the sight of the Lord.
21 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will
take away thy posterity, and will cut off from
Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him
that is shut up and left in Israel,
22 And will make thine house like the house of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of
Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation
wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and
made Israel to sin.
23 And of Jezebel also spake the Lord, saying,
The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of
Jezreel.
24 Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs
shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall
the fowls of the air eat.
25 But there was none like unto Ahab, which did
sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of
the Lord, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
26 And he did very abominably in following idols,
according to all things as did the Amorites, whom
the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.
27 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those
words, that he rent his clothes, and put
sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in
sackcloth, and went softly.
28 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the
Tishbite, saying,
29 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before
me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will
not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's
days will I bring the evil upon his house.
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