3. Naboth answered, “This vineyard has always been in my family. I won't let you have it.”
4. So Ahab went home, angry and depressed because of what Naboth had told him. He lay on his bed, just staring at the wall and refusing to eat a thing.
5. Jezebel his wife came in and asked, “What's wrong? Why won't you eat?”
6. “I asked Naboth to sell me his vineyard or to let me give him a better one,” Ahab replied. “And he told me I couldn't have it.”
7. “Aren't you the king of Israel?” Jezebel asked. “Get out of bed and eat something! Don't worry, I'll get Naboth's vineyard for you.”
11. After receiving her letters, they did exactly what she had asked.
12. They told the people that it was a day to go without eating, and when they all came together, they seated Naboth at the front.