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
In the time of King Ahab of Israel, the king coveted Naboth's vineyard but was refused because it was part of Naboth's ancestral inheritance, which was protected under Israelite law. Jezebel, Ahab's wife and a foreign queen who promoted idolatry, took matters into her own hands by forging letters in Ahab's name to deceive the local elders and nobles. These letters were sealed with Ahab's royal seal to give them authority, ultimately leading to Naboth's wrongful execution as part of a scheme to seize the land.
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