⁸ So she wrote letters^(A) in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal.^(B) She sent the letters to the elders^(C) and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.

¹⁰ Mordecai wrote in King Ahasuerus’s name and sealed the edicts with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers,^(A) who rode fast horses^(B) bred from the royal racing mares.