AND it came to pass after these things, that Navoth the Yizre'e'liy had a vineyard, which was in Yizre'el, hard by the palace of Ach'av king of Shomeron.
And Ach'av spoke unto Navoth, saying, Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give you for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to you, I will give you the worth of it in money.
And Navoth said to Ach'av, Yahuah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto you.
And Ach'av came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Navoth the Yizre'e'liy had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
But Iyzebel his woman came to him, and said unto him, Why is your ruach so sad, that you eat no bread?
And he said unto her, Because I spoke unto Navoth the Yizre'e'liy, and said unto him, Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it please you, I will give you another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give you my vineyard.
And Iyzebel his woman said unto him, Do you now govern the kingdom of Yashar'el? arise, and eat bread, and let your heart be merry: I will give you the vineyard of Navoth the Yizre'e'liy.
So she wrote cepheriym in Ach'av's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the cepheriym unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Navoth.
And she wrote in the cepheriym, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Navoth on high among the people:
And set two men, sons of Beliya`al, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, You did blaspheme Elohiym and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Iyzebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the cepheriym which she had sent unto them.
They proclaimed a fast, and set Navoth on high among the people.
And there came in two men, children of Beliya`al, and sat before him: and the men of Beliya`al witnessed against him, even against Navoth, in the presence of the people, saying, Navoth did blaspheme Elohiym and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
Then they sent to Iyzebel, saying, Navoth is stoned, and is dead.
And it came to pass, when Iyzebel heard that Navoth was stoned, and was dead, that Iyzebel said to Ach'av, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Navoth the Yizre'e'liy, which he refused to give you for money: for Navoth is not alive, but dead.
And it came to pass, when Ach'av heard that Navoth was dead, that Ach'av rose up to go down to the vineyard of Navoth the Yizre'e'liy, to take possession of it.
And the Word of Yahuah came to Eliyahu the Tishbiy, saying,
Arise, go down to meet Ach'av king of Yashar'el, which is in Shomeron: behold, he is in the vineyard of Navoth, whither he is gone down to possess it.
And you shall speak unto him, saying, Thus says Yahuah, Have you killed, and also taken possession? And you shall speak unto him, saying, Thus says Yahuah, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Navoth shall dogs lick your blood, even yours.
And Ach'av said to Eliyahu, Have you found me, O my enemy? And he answered, I have found you: because you have sold yourself to work evil in the sight of Yahuah.
Behold, I will bring evil upon you, and will take away your posterity, and will cut off from Ach'av him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Yashar'el,
And will make your house like the house of Yarov'am the son of Nevat, and like the house of Ba'sha the son of Achiyahu, for the provocation wherewith you have provoked me to anger, and made Yashar'el to sin.
And of Iyzebel also spoke Yahuah, saying, The dogs shall eat Iyzebel by the wall of Yizre'el.
Him that dies of Ach'av in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dies in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.
But there was none like unto Ach'av, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of Yahuah, whom Iyzebel his woman stirred up.
And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Emoriym, whom Yahuah cast out before the children of Yashar'el.
And it came to pass, when Ach'av heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.
And the Word of Yahuah came to Eliyahu the Tishbiy, saying,
See how Ach'av humbles himself before me? because he humbles himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.