11. So the elders and important men of Jezreel obeyed the command.
12. The leaders announced that there would be a day when all the people would eat nothing. On that day they called all the people together for a meeting. They put Naboth in a special place before the people.
13. Then two men told the people that they heard Naboth speak against God and the king. So the people carried Naboth out of the city and killed him with stones.
14. Then the leaders sent a message to Jezebel that said: “Naboth has been killed.”
15. When Jezebel heard this, she said to Ahab, “Naboth is dead. Now you can go and take the vineyard that you wanted.”
16. So Ahab went to the vineyard and took it for his own.
17. Then the Lord spoke to Elijah, the prophet from Tishbe:
18. “Go to King Ahab in Samaria. He will be at Naboth’s vineyard. He is there to take the vineyard as his own.
19. Tell Ahab that I, the Lord, say to him, ‘Ahab! You killed the man Naboth and now you are taking his land. So I, the Lord, tell you this: Where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, they will lick up your blood as well.’”
20. So Elijah went to Ahab. When Ahab saw him, he said, “Well, my enemy has found me again!” Elijah answered, “Yes, I found you, because you have again sold yourself out to do what the Lord says is evil.
21. So this is what he says to you: ‘I will make something bad happen to you. I will kill you and every male in your family.