1 Kings 21:21

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Behold, I will bring evil on you, and will utterly sweep you away and will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him who is shut up and him who is left at large in Israel:

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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 Ahab seized Naboth’s vineyard through judicial murder. Samaria was Israel’s capital and Ahab’s main seat of power; the judgment announced against his house would reach both royal centers.

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1 Kings 21:21 mentions Jezreel and Samaria.