2 Kings 1:17

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So he died according to the word of Yahweh which Elijah had spoken. Jehoram began to reign in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.

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Map of Palestine (The Holy Land)A general map of Palestine showing towns and regions across the Holy Land.

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

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Ekron was a Philistine city where Ahaziah sought guidance from Baal-zebub, revealing his rejection of Israel’s God; Samaria was Israel’s capital, where he died and Joram succeeded him. Moab, east of the Dead Sea, was a subject territory whose revolt is noted as part of the political instability following Ahab’s death.

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2 Kings 1:17 mentions Ekron, Moab and Samaria.