1 Kings 21:1-14 ▼

1 And Nabuthai the Jezraelite had a vineyard, near the threshingfloor of Achaab king of Samaria.

2 And Achaab spoke to Nabuthai, saying, Give me thy vineyard, and I will have it for a garden of herbs, for it is near my house: and I will give thee another vineyard better than it; or if it please thee, I will give thee money, the price of this thy vineyard, and I will have it for a garden of herbs.

3 And Nabuthai said to Achaab, My God forbid me that I should give thee the inheritance of my fathers.

4 And the spirit of Achaab was troubled, and he lay down upon his bed, and covered his face, and ate no bread.

5 And Jezabel his wife went in to him, and spoke to him, saying , Why is thy spirit troubled, and why dost thou eat no bread?

6 And he said to her, Because I spoke to Nabuthai the Jezraelite, saying, Give me thy vineyard for money; or if thou wilt, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers.

7 And Jezabel his wife said to him, Dost thou now thus act the king over Israel? arise, and eat bread, and be thine own master , and I will give thee the vineyard of Nabuthai the Jezraelite.

8 And she wrote a letter in the name of Achaab, and sealed it with his seal, and sent the letter to the elders, and to the freemen who dwelt with Nabuthai.

9 And it was written in the letters, saying, Keep a fast, and set Naboth in a chief place among the people.

10 And set two men, sons of transgressors, before him, and let them testify against him, saying, He blessed God and the king: and let them lead him forth, and stone him, and let them die.

11 And the men of his city, the elders, and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezabel sent to them, and as it had been written in the letters which she sent to them.

12 And they proclaimed a fast, and set Nebuthai in a chief place among the people.

13 And two men, sons of transgressors, came in, and sat opposite him, and bore witness against him, saying, Thou hast blessed God and the king. And they led him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, and he died.

14 And they sent to Jezabel, saying, Nabuthai is stoned, and is dead.