So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.
So she wrote letters using Ahab's name, stamped them with his official seal, and sent the letters to the elders and important leaders who lived in Naboth's city.
The writer is showing how Jezebel used her husband's royal authority to deceive the city leaders into carrying out her evil plan against Naboth.
📚 Historical Context
This verse occurs during the reign of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel in the northern kingdom of Israel (around 870-850 BC). Jezebel, a Phoenician princess, was orchestrating a scheme to steal Naboth's vineyard after he refused to sell it to her husband. In ancient times, official letters were authenticated with the king's personal seal pressed into wax, making them legally binding documents.
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