17 ¶ And the word of the Lord came unto Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab King of Israel, which is in Samaria: lo, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to take possession of it.

19 Therefore shalt thou say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, [a]Hast thou killed, and also gotten possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, [b]In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, shall dogs lick even thy blood also.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 21:19 Dost thou think to have any advantage by murdering of an innocent?
  2. 1 Kings 21:19 This was fulfilled in Jehoram his son, as 2 Kings 9:25, 26.

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