Story · 6 · Jehu and Elisha

A corpse in Naboth's vineyard

Jehu assassinates the reigning Omride king and orders his body thrown into the vineyard Jezebel had seized for Ahab.

Poetic justice, by design.

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The detail links the dynasty's fall to its crimes. The Palace History goes out of its way to malign the Omrides.

Bible reference: 2 Kings 9:24–26

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 88

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