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.”
15 When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been killed, she told Ahab. She said, “Naboth of Jezreel is dead. Now you may go and take for yourself his vineyard you wanted.”
16 When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he left. He went to the vineyard to take it for his own.
17 At this time the Lord spoke his word to Elijah. (Elijah was the prophet from Tishbe.) The Lord said,
18 “Go to Ahab king of Israel, who rules in Samaria. He is at Naboth’s vineyard to take it as his own.