1Kings:21:5-13
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But Jezebel his wife came to him ,
and said unto him ,
Why is thy spirit so sad ,
that thou eatest no bread ?
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And he said unto her ,
Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite ,
and said unto him ,
Give me thy vineyard for money ;
or else ,
if it please thee ,
I will give thee another vineyard for it :
and he answered ,
I will not give thee my vineyard .
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And Jezebel his wife said unto him ,
Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel ?
arise ,
and eat bread ,
and let thine heart be merry :
I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite .
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So she wrote letters in Ahab '
s name ,
and sealed them with his seal ,
and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city ,
dwelling with Naboth .
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And she wrote in the letters ,
saying ,
Proclaim a fast ,
and set Naboth on high among the people :
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And set two men ,
sons of Belial ,
before him ,
to bear witness against him ,
saying ,
Thou didst blaspheme God and the king .
And then carry him out ,
and stone him ,
that he may die .
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And the men of his city ,
even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city ,
did as Jezebel had sent unto them ,
and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them .
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They proclaimed a fast ,
and set Naboth on high among the people .
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And there came in two men ,
children of Belial ,
and sat before him :
and the men of Belial witnessed against him ,
even against Naboth ,
in the presence of the people ,
saying ,
Naboth did blaspheme God and the king .
Then they carried him forth out of the city ,
and stoned him with stones ,
that he died .