5. His wife Jezbel came to him and asked, “Why are you so resentful of everything? Why don’t you eat?”
6. He told her, “I talked to Naboth from Jezreel. I said to him, ‘Sell me your vineyard. Or, if you like, I’ll give you another vineyard for it.’ But he said, ‘I won’t give you my vineyard.’ ”
7. His wife Jezbel said to him, “Aren’t you king of Israel? Get up, eat, and cheer up. I’ll give you the vineyard belonging to Naboth from Jezreel.”
8. So Jezbel wrote letters, signed them with Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal. She sent them to the respected leaders and nobles living in Naboth’s city.
9. In these letters she wrote: “Announce a fast. Seat Naboth as leader of the people.
10. Have two good-for-nothing men sit opposite him and accuse him of cursing God and the king. Then stone him to death outside the city.”