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13 Two wicked men came in, sat down in front of them, and testified against Naboth in public, “Naboth cursed God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.[a]

14 Afterwards, they sent a message[b] to Jezebel that said, “Naboth has been stoned. He’s dead.”

15 When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she told Ahab, “Get up and confiscate Naboth’s vineyard that he refused to sell you for cash. Naboth the Jezreelite isn’t alive anymore. He’s dead!”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 21:13 Lit. death with stones
  2. 1 Kings 21:14 The Heb. lacks a message