1 Kings 21:2-16

2And AhabH256 spake unto NabothH5022, sayingH559, GiveH5414 meH413 thy vineyardH3754, that I may have it for a gardenH1588 of herbs, becauseH3588 it is nearH7138 unto my houseH1004; and I will giveH5414 thee for it a betterH2896 vineyardH3754 thanH4480 it: or, ifH518 it seemH5869 goodH2896 to thee, I will giveH5414 thee the worth of it in moneyH3701.

3And NabothH5022 saidH559 to AhabH256, The LORDH3068 forbidH2486 it meH413, that I should giveH5414 the inheritanceH5159 of my fathersH1 unto thee.

4And AhabH256 cameH935 intoH413 his houseH1004 heavy and displeased becauseH5921 of the wordH1697 whichH834 NabothH5022 the JezreeliteH3158 had spokenH1696 to him: for he had saidH559, I will notH3808 giveH5414 thee the inheritanceH5159 of my fathersH1. And he laidH7901 him downH7901 uponH5921 his bedH4296, and turnedH5437 awayH5437 his faceH6440, and would eatH398 noH3808 breadH3899.

5But JezebelH348 his wifeH802 cameH935 to him, and saidH1696 unto him, WhyH4100 is thy spiritH7307 soH935 sad, that thou eatest noH369 breadH3899?

6And he saidH559 unto herH413, BecauseH3588 I spake unto NabothH5022 the JezreeliteH3158, and saidH559 unto him, GiveH5414 meH413 thy vineyardH3754 for moneyH3701; or elseH176, ifH518 it please thee, I will giveH5414 thee anotherH3808 vineyardH3754 for it: and he answeredH559, I will notH3808 giveH5414 thee my vineyardH3754.

7And JezebelH348 his wifeH802 saidH559 unto him, Dost thou nowH6258 govern the kingdomH4410 of IsraelH3478? ariseH6965, and eatH398 breadH3899, and letH5414 thine heartH3820 be merryH3190: I will giveH5414 thee the vineyardH3754 of NabothH5022 the JezreeliteH3158.

8SoH7971 sheH834 wroteH3789 lettersH5612 in Ahab’sH256 nameH8034, and sealedH2856 them with his sealH2368, and sentH7971 the lettersH5612 unto the eldersH2205 and to the noblesH2715 that were in his cityH5892, and that dweltH3427 with NabothH5022.

9And sheH7121 wroteH3789 in the lettersH5612, sayingH559, ProclaimH7121 a fastH6685, and setH3427 NabothH5022 on high among the peopleH5971:

10and setH3427 twoH8147 menH376, sonsH1121 of Belial, beforeH5048 him, and let them bear witness againstH5048 him, sayingH559, Thou didst curseH1288 GodH430 and the kingH4428. And then carryH3318 him outH3318, and stoneH5619 him, that he dieH4191.

11And the menH376 of his cityH5892, evenH6213 the eldersH2205 and the noblesH2715 who dweltH3427 in his cityH5892, didH6213 as JezebelH348 had sentH7971 unto them, accordingH413 as it was writtenH3789 in the lettersH5612 whichH834 sheH834 had sentH7971 unto them.

12They proclaimedH7121 a fastH6685, and setH3427 NabothH5022 on high among the peopleH5971.

13And the twoH8147 menH376, sonsH1121 of Belial, cameH935 in and satH3427 beforeH5048 him: and the menH376 of Belial bare witness againstH5048 him, evenH853 againstH5048 NabothH5022, in the presenceH5048 of the peopleH5971, sayingH559, NabothH5022 didH376 curseH1288 GodH430 and the kingH4428. Then they carriedH935 him forthH3318 outH3318 of the cityH5892, and stonedH5619 him with stonesH68, that he diedH4191.

14Then they sentH7971 to JezebelH348, sayingH559, NabothH5022 is stonedH5619, and is deadH4191.

15And it cameH1961 to passH1961, 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, whichH834 he refusedH3985 to giveH5414 thee for moneyH3701: for NabothH5022 is notH369 aliveH2416, but deadH4191.

16And it cameH1961 to passH1961, when AhabH256 heardH8085 that NabothH5022 was deadH4191, that AhabH256 roseH6965 upH6965 to goH3381 downH3381 to the vineyardH3754 of NabothH5022 the JezreeliteH3158, to takeH3423 possessionH3423 of it.