1	And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
			2	And Ahab spake# unto Naboth, saying# , Give# me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give# thee for it a better vineyard than it; or , if it seem good to thee, I will give# thee the worth of it in money. [seem...: Heb. be good in thine eyes]
			3	And Naboth said# to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give# the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
			4	And Ahab came# into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken# to him: for he had said# , I will not give# thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down# upon his bed, and turned away# his face, and would eat# no bread.
			5	But Jezebel his wife came# to him, and said# unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest# no bread?
			6	And he said# unto her, Because I spake# unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said# unto him, Give# me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give# thee another vineyard for it: and he answered# , I will not give# thee my vineyard.
			7	And Jezebel his wife said# unto him, Dost thou now govern# the kingdom of Israel? arise# , and eat# bread, and let thine heart be merry# : I will give# thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
			8	So she wrote# letters in Ahab's name, and sealed# them with his seal, and sent# the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling# with Naboth.
			9	And she wrote# in the letters, saying# , Proclaim# a fast, and set# Naboth on high among the people: [on high...: Heb. in the top of the people]
			10	And set# two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness# against him, saying# , Thou didst blaspheme# God and the king. And then carry him out# , and stone# him, that he may die# .
			11	And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants# in his city, did# as Jezebel had sent# unto them, and as it was written# in the letters which she had sent# unto them.
			12	They proclaimed# a fast, and set# Naboth on high among the people.
			13	And there came# in two men, children of Belial, and sat# before him: and the men of Belial witnessed# against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying# , Naboth did blaspheme# God and the king. Then they carried him forth# out of the city, and stoned# him with stones, that he died# .
			14	Then they sent# to Jezebel, saying# , Naboth is stoned# , and is dead# .
			15	And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard# that Naboth was stoned# , and was dead# , that Jezebel said# to Ahab, Arise# , take possession# of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused# to give# thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead# .
			16	And it came to pass, when Ahab heard# that Naboth was dead# , that Ahab rose up# to go down# to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession# of it.
			17	And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying# ,
			18	Arise# , go down# to meet# Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down# to possess# it.
			19	And thou shalt speak# unto him, saying# , Thus saith# the LORD, Hast thou killed# , and also taken possession# ? And thou shalt speak# unto him, saying# , Thus saith# the LORD, In the place where dogs licked# the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick# thy blood, even thine.
			20	And Ahab said# to Elijah, Hast thou found# me, O mine enemy# ? And he answered# , I have found# thee : because thou hast sold# thyself to work# evil in the sight of the LORD.
			21	Behold, I will bring# evil upon thee, and will take away# thy posterity, and will cut off# from Ahab him that pisseth# against the wall, and him that is shut up# and left# in Israel,
			22	And will make# thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger# , and made Israel to sin# .
			23	And of Jezebel also spake# the LORD, saying# , The dogs shall eat# Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. [wall: or, ditch]
			24	Him that dieth# of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat# ; and him that dieth# in the field shall the fowls of the air eat# .
			25	But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell# himself to work# wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up# . [stirred...: or, incited]
			26	And he did very abominably# in following# # idols, according to all things as did# the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out# before the children of Israel.
			27	And it came to pass, when Ahab heard# those words, that he rent# his clothes, and put# sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted# , and lay# in sackcloth, and went# softly.
			28	And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying# ,
			29	Seest# thou how Ahab humbleth# himself before me? because he humbleth# himself before me, I will not bring# the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring# the evil upon his house.