Naboth had a vineyard close to King Ahab's palace and Ahab offered to buy it or to swap it for a better vineyard. Naboth rejected this as it was part of his family inheritance. The rejection put Ahab into a bad mood, but Jezebel said she would fix the problem for him. So Jezebel had Naboth falsely accused of blasphemy and executed as a consequence, leaving the road clear for her husband to take possession of the land. God was angry at this and sent the prophet Elisha to reprimand him saying that in the place where the dogs licked up Naboth's blood they would do the same with his blood. Dogs, he said, would also devour Jezebel. However in the light of Ahab's repentance the punishment was postponed to be meted on their descendants.
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