^{5 Ref} But Jezebel, his wife, came to him and said, Why is your spirit so bitter that you have no desire for food?

^{6 Ref} And he said to her, Because I was talking to Naboth the Jezreelite, and I said to him, Let me have your vine-garden for a price, or, if it is pleasing to you, I will give you another vine-garden for it: and he said, I will not give you my vine-garden.

^{7 Ref} Then Jezebel, his wife, said, Are you now the ruler of Israel? Get up, take food, and let your heart be glad; I will give you the vine-garden of Naboth the Jezreelite.

^{8 Ref} So she sent a letter in Ahab's name, stamped with his stamp, to the responsible men and the chiefs who were in authority with Naboth.

^{9 Ref} And in the letter she said, Let a time of public sorrow be fixed, and put Naboth at the head of the people;

^{10 Ref} And get two good-for-nothing persons to come before him and give witness that he has been cursing God and the king. Then take him out and have him stoned to death.

^{11 Ref} So the responsible men and the chiefs who were in authority in his town, did as Jezebel had said in the letter she sent them.

^{12 Ref} They gave orders for a day of public sorrow, and put Naboth at the head of the people.

^{13 Ref} And the two good-for-nothing persons came in and took their seats before him and gave witness against Naboth, in front of the people, saying, Naboth has been cursing God and the king. Then they took him outside the town and had him stoned to death.

^{14 Ref} And they sent word to Jezebel, saying, Naboth has been stoned and is dead.