1 Kings 21:27

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It happened, when Ahab heard those words, that he tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

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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 fertile Jezreel Valley, where Ahab’s seizure of Naboth’s vineyard brought Elijah’s judgment. Samaria, Ahab’s capital in the central highlands of Israel, was the seat of his dynasty; God’s announced judgment therefore concerned both his personal house and kingdom.

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1 Kings 21:27 mentions Jezreel and Samaria.