12 They proclaimed a fast, and they caused Naboth to sit among the first rulers of the people.
13 And bringing forward two men, sons of the devil, they caused them to sit opposite him. And they, acting indeed like diabolical men, spoke testimony against him before the multitude: 'Naboth has blasphemed God and king.' For this reason, they led him away, beyond the city, and they put him to death by stoning.
14 And they sent to Jezebel, saying, 'Naboth has been stoned, and he has died.'
15 Then it happened that, when Jezebel had heard that Naboth was stoned and was dead, she said to Ahab: 'Rise up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, who was not willing to acquiesce to you, and to give it to you in exchange for money. For Naboth is not alive, but dead.'
16 And when Ahab had heard this, namely, that Naboth was dead, he rose up and descended to the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, so that he might take possession of it.
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