1 Kings 21:3

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Naboth said to Ahab, Yahweh forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you.

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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 fertile royal center in the northern kingdom of Israel, where Naboth’s ancestral vineyard lay beside Ahab’s palace. Samaria, Israel’s capital, was Ahab’s principal seat of rule; the contrast highlights his desire to acquire land in Jezreel despite Naboth’s covenantal inheritance rights.

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1 Kings 21:3 mentions Jezreel and Samaria.