1 Kings 21:2-16

2And AhabH256 spake unto NabothH5022, sayingH559, GiveH5414 me thy vineyardH3754, that I may have it for a gardenH1588 of herbs, because it is near unto my houseH1004; and I will giveH5414 thee for it a betterH2896 vineyardH3754 than it: or, if it seem goodH2896 to thee, I will giveH5414 thee the worth of it in moneyH3701. 3And NabothH5022 saidH559 to AhabH256, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should giveH5414 the inheritanceH5159 of my fathersH1 unto thee. 4And AhabH256 cameH935 into his houseH1004 heavy and displeased because of the wordH1697 which NabothH5022 the JezreeliteH3158 had spokenH1696 to him; for he had saidH559, I will not giveH5414 thee the inheritanceH5159 of my fathersH1. And he laidH7901 him downH7901 upon his bedH4296, and turnedH5437 awayH5437 his faceH6440, and would eatH398 no breadH3899.

5But JezebelH348 his wifeH802 cameH935 to him, and saidH1696 unto him, WhyH4100 is thy spiritH7307 so sad, that thou eatest no breadH3899? 6And he saidH559 unto her, Because I spake unto NabothH5022 the JezreeliteH3158, and saidH559 unto him, GiveH5414 me thy vineyardH3754 for moneyH3701; or else, if it please thee, I will giveH5414 thee another vineyardH3754 for it: and he answered, I will not giveH5414 thee my vineyardH3754. 7And JezebelH348 his wifeH802 saidH559 unto him, Dost thou nowH6258 govern the kingdom of IsraelH3478? ariseH6965, and eatH398 breadH3899, and let thy heartH3820 be merry: I will giveH5414 thee the vineyardH3754 of NabothH5022 the JezreeliteH3158. 8So she wroteH3789 lettersH5612 in Ahab’s nameH8034, and sealedH2856 them with his sealH2368, and sentH7971 the lettersH5612 unto the eldersH2205 and to the nobles that were in his cityH5892, and that dweltH3427 with NabothH5022. 9And she wroteH3789 in the lettersH5612, sayingH559, ProclaimH7121 a fastH6685, and set NabothH5022 on high among the peopleH5971: 10and set twoH8147 menH376, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, sayingH559, Thou didst curse GodH430 and the kingH4428. And then carry him out, and stoneH5619 him to deathH4191.

11And the menH376 of his cityH5892, even the eldersH2205 and the nobles who dweltH3427 in his cityH5892, did as JezebelH348 had sentH7971 unto them, according as it was writtenH3789 in the lettersH5612 which she had sentH7971 unto them. 12They proclaimedH7121 a fastH6685, and set NabothH5022 on high among the peopleH5971. 13And the twoH8147 menH376, the base fellows, cameH935 in and satH3427 before him: and the base fellows bare witness against him, even against NabothH5022, in the presence of the peopleH5971, sayingH559, NabothH5022 did curse GodH430 and the kingH4428. Then they carried him forthH3318 out of the cityH5892, and stonedH5619 him to deathH4191 with stonesH68. 14Then they sentH7971 to JezebelH348, sayingH559, NabothH5022 is stonedH5619, and is deadH4191. 15And it came to pass, when JezebelH348 heardH8085 that NabothH5022 was stonedH5619, and was deadH4191, that JezebelH348 saidH559 to AhabH256, AriseH6965, takeH3423 possessionH3423 of the vineyardH3754 of NabothH5022 the JezreeliteH3158, which he refusedH3985 to giveH5414 thee for moneyH3701; for NabothH5022 is not aliveH2416, but deadH4191. 16And it came to pass, when AhabH256 heardH8085 that NabothH5022 wasH1961 deadH4191, that AhabH256 roseH6965 up to goH3381 down to the vineyardH3754 of NabothH5022 the JezreeliteH3158, to takeH3423 possessionH3423 of it.