^{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.