1 Kings 21:7-8

21:7 His wife Jezebel said to him, “You are the king of Israel! ¹  Get up, eat some food, and have a good time. ²  I will get the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite for you.”

21:8 She wrote out orders, ³  signed Ahab’s name to them, ⁴  and sealed them with his seal. She then sent the orders ⁵  to the leaders ⁶  and to the nobles who lived in Naboth’s city. ⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “You, now, you are exercising kingship over Israel.”

² tn Heb “so your heart [i.e., disposition] might be well.”

³ tn Heb “scrolls.”

⁴ tn Heb “in the name of Ahab.”

⁵ tn Heb “scrolls.”

⁶ tn Heb “elders.”

⁷ tn Heb “to the nobles who were in his city, the ones who lived with Naboth.”