1 Kings 21:11

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The men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, according as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them.

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The Kingdoms of Israel and JudahThe divided monarchy, showing the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

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Jezreel was a royal city in the northern kingdom of Israel, where Naboth lived and owned the vineyard Ahab coveted; its elders and citizens carried out Jezebel’s scheme against him. Samaria was Israel’s capital, from which Ahab and Jezebel exercised royal authority over Jezreel.

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1 Kings 21:11 mentions Jezreel and Samaria.