And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money, or if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: but he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.

Then Jezebel his wife said unto him, [a]Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? Up, eat bread, and [b]be of good cheer, I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

¶ 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.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 21:7 As though she said, Thou knowest not what it is to reign. Command and entreat not.
  2. 1 Kings 21:7 Hebrew, let thine heart be merry.

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