Naboth’s refusal was based on Jehovah’s law to the nation of Israel that forbade the permanent sale of one’s tribal inheritance.
دَبَّرَتْ هٰذِهِ ٱلْمَلِكَةُ ٱلشِّرِّيرَةُ مُؤَامَرَةً لِيَحْصُلَ زَوْجُهَا عَلَى ٱلْكَرْمِ .‏