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
.
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
.
And Naboth said
to Ahab
, The LORD
forbid
it me, that I should give
the inheritance
of my fathers
unto thee.
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
.
But Jezebel his wife
came
to him, and said
unto him, Why is thy spirit
so sad
, that thou eatest
no bread
?
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
.
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
.
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
.
And she wrote in the letters
, saying
, Proclaim
a fast
, and set
Naboth
on high
among the people
:
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
.
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.
They proclaimed a fast
, and set
Naboth
on high
among the people
.
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
.
Then they sent to Jezebel
, saying
, Naboth
is stoned
, and is dead
.
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
.
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.
And the word of the LORD
came to Elijah
the Tishbite
, saying
,
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.
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.
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
.
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
,
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
.
And of Jezebel also spake
the LORD
, saying
, The dogs
shall eat
Jezebel
by the wall
of Jezreel
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
And the word of the LORD
came to Elijah
the Tishbite
, saying
,
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
.