(A)So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to (B)the elders and to the nobles who were living with Naboth in his city. Now she had written in the letters, saying, “Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people; 10 and seat two (C)worthless men opposite him, and have them testify against him, saying, ‘(D)You [a]cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and (E)stone him [b]to death.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 21:10 Lit blessed, an ancient euphemism to avoid any mention of the cursing of God
  2. 1 Kings 21:10 Lit so that he dies

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