The messengers of the city complete their assigned mission and deliver the report of Naboth's execution to Jezebel. He was put to death by being pelted with stones until he died [ביאור שטיינזלץ].
This execution serves as the central act of murder in the unfolding plot. It directly paves the way for a harsh and piercing future rebuke, which will confront the perpetrators for both murdering a man and taking his inheritance [מדוד ועד לחורבן].