1 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.2 And Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near to 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.3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you.4 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread?6 And he said to her, Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to 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.7 And Jezebel his wife said to him, Do you now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let your heart be merry: I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.8 So she wrote letters in Ahab' name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:10 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, You did blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them.12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.13 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.14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.15 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.16 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.17 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he is gone down to possess it.19 And you shall speak to him, saying, Thus said the LORD, Have you killed, and also taken possession? And you shall speak to him, saying, Thus said the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your blood, even yours.20 And Ahab said to Elijah, 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 the LORD.21 Behold, I will bring evil on you, and will take away your posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that urinates against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,22 And will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation with which you have provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin.23 And of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.24 Him that dies of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dies in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.25 But there was none like to Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.26 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.27 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth on his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.28 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,29 See you how Ahab humbles himself before me? because he humbles himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son' days will I bring the evil on his house.

1 Sucedeu depois destas coisas que, tendo Nabote, o jizreelita, uma vinha em Jizrreel, junto ao palácio de Acabe, rei de Samária,2 falou este a Nabote, dizendo: Dá-me a tua vinha, para que me sirva de horta, porque está vizinha, ao pé da minha casa; e te darei por ela outra vinha melhor; ou, se desejares, dar-te-ei o seu valor em dinheiro.3 Respondeu, porém, Nabote a Acabe: Guarde-me o Senhor de que eu te dê a herança de meus pais.4 Então Acabe veio para sua casa, desgostoso e indignado, por causa da palavra que Nabote, o jizreelita, lhe falara; pois este lhe dissera: Não te darei a herança de meus pais. Tendo-se deitado na sua cama, virou a rosto, e não quis comer.5 Mas, vindo a ele Jezabel, sua mulher, lhe disse: Por que está o teu espírito tão desgostoso que não queres comer?6 Ele lhe respondeu: Porque falei a Nabote, o jizreelita, e lhe disse: Dá-me a tua vinha por dinheiro; ou, se te apraz, te darei outra vinha em seu lugar. Ele, porém, disse: Não te darei a minha vinha.7 Ao que Jezabel, sua mulher, lhe disse: Governas tu agora no reino de Israel? Levanta-te, come, e alegre-se o teu coração; eu te darei a vinha de Nabote, o jizreelita.8 Então escreveu cartas em nome de Acabe e, selando-as com o sinete dele, mandou-as aos anciãos e aos nobres que habitavam com Nabote na sua cidade.9 Assim escreveu nas cartas: Apregoai um jejum, e ponde Nabote diante do povo.10 E ponde defronte dele dois homens, filhos de Belial, que testemunhem contra ele, dizendo: Blasfemaste contra Deus e contra o rei. Depois conduzi-o para fora, e apedrejai-o até que morra.11 Pelo que os homens da cidade dele, isto é, os anciãos e os nobres que habitavam na sua cidade, fizeram como Jezabel lhes ordenara, conforme estava escrito nas cartas que ela lhes mandara.12 Apregoaram um jejum, e puseram Nabote diante do povo.13 Também vieram dois homens, filhos de Belial, e sentaram-se defronte dele; e estes filhos de Belial testemunharam contra Nabote perante o povo, dizendo: Nabote blasfemou contra Deus e contra o rei. Então o conduziram para fora da cidade e o apedrejaram, de sorte que morreu.14 Depois mandaram dizer a Jezabel : Nabote foi apedrejado e morreu.15 Ora, ouvindo Jezabel que Nabote fora apedrejado e morrera, disse a Acabe: Levanta-te e toma posse da vinha de Nabote, e jizreelita, a qual ele recusou dar-te por dinheiro; porque Nabote já não vive, mas é morto.16 Quando Acabe ouviu que Nabote já era morto, levantou-se para descer à vinha de Nabote, o jizreelita, a fim de tomar posse dela.17 Então veio a palavra do Senhor a Elias, o tisbita, dizendo:18 Levanta-te, desce para encontrar-te com Acabe, rei de Israel, que está em Samária. Eis que está na vinha de Nabote, aonde desceu a fim de tomar posse dela.19 E falar-lhe-ás, dizendo: Assim diz o Senhor: Porventura não mataste e tomaste a herança? Falar-lhe-ás mais, dizendo: Assim diz o Senhor: No lugar em que os cães lamberam o sangue de Nabote, lamberão também o teu próprio sangue.20 Ao que disse Acabe a Elias: Já me achaste, ó inimigo meu? Respondeu ele: Achei-te; porque te vendeste para fazeres o que é mau aos olhos do Senhor.21 Eis que trarei o mal sobre ti; lançarei fora a tua posteridade, e arrancarei de Acabe todo homem, escravo ou livre, em Israel;22 e farei a tua casa como a casa de Jeroboão, filho de Nebate, e como a casa de Baasa, filho de Aías, por causa da provocação com que me provocaste à ira, fazendo Israel pecar.23 Também acerca de Jezabel falou o Senhor, dizendo: Os cães comerão Jezabel junto ao antemuro de Jizreel.24 Quem morrer a Acabe na cidade, os cães o comerão; e o que lhe morrer no campo, as aves do céu o comerão.25 {Não houve, porém, ninguém como Acabe, que se vendeu para fazer o que era mau aos olhos do Senhor, sendo instigado por Jezabel, sua mulher.26 E fez grandes abominações, seguindo os ídolos, conforme tudo o que fizeram os amorreus, os quais o Senhor lançou fora da sua possessão, de diante dos filhos de Israel.}27 Sucedeu, pois, que Acabe, ouvindo estas palavras, rasgou as suas vestes, cobriu de saco a sua carne, e jejuou; e jazia em saco, e andava humildemente.28 Então veio a palavra do Senhor a Elias, o tisbita, dizendo:29 Não viste que Acabe se humilha perante mim? Por isso, porquanto se humilha perante mim, não trarei o mal enquanto ele viver, mas nos dias de seu filho trarei o mal sobre a sua casa.