11_1KI_21_01 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 .
11_1KI_21_02 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 .
11_1KI_21_03 And Naboth said to Ahab , the LORD forbid it me , that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee .
11_1KI_21_04 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 .
11_1KI_21_05 but Jezebel his wife came to him , And said unto him , why Is thy spirit So sad , that thou eatest no bread ?
11_1KI_21_06 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 .
11_1KI_21_07 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 .
11_1KI_21_08 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 .
11_1KI_21_09 And she wrote in the letters , saying , proclaim A fast , And set Naboth on high among the people :
11_1KI_21_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_1KI_21_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 .
11_1KI_21_12 they proclaimed A fast , And set Naboth on high among the people .
11_1KI_21_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 .
11_1KI_21_14 Then they sent to Jezebel , saying , Naboth Is stoned , And Is dead .
11_1KI_21_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 .
11_1KI_21_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 .
11_1KI_21_17 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite , saying ,
11_1KI_21_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 .
11_1KI_21_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 .
11_1KI_21_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 .
11_1KI_21_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 ,
11_1KI_21_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 .
11_1KI_21_23 And of Jezebel also spake the LORD , saying , the dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel .
11_1KI_21_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 .
11_1KI_21_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 .
11_1KI_21_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 .
11_1KI_21_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 .
11_1KI_21_28 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite , saying ,
11_1KI_21_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 .