¹² They declared a special day. On that day the people were to give up eating. They called the people together. And they put Naboth in a place of honor before the people. ¹³ Then two troublemakers sat across from Naboth. They said they had heard Naboth speak against God and the king. So the people carried Naboth out of the city. And they killed him with stones. ¹⁴ Then the leaders sent a message to Jezebel. It said, “Naboth has been killed.”