1 Kings 21:16

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It happened, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.

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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’s vineyard lay beside Ahab’s palace; it is the site of Ahab’s unjust seizure of the property after Naboth’s death. Samaria, Israel’s capital, was Ahab’s usual seat of rule, underscoring that he went from the capital to take possession of land obtained through judicial murder.

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1 Kings 21:16 mentions Jezreel and Samaria.