2 Kings 1:3

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But the angel of Yahweh said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and tell them, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that you go to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron?

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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 on Israel’s western coastal plain, where Baal-zebub was worshiped; Ahaziah’s appeal there shows his rejection of Israel’s God. Samaria was the northern kingdom’s capital, while Moab lay east of the Dead Sea, marking the wider political setting of Ahaziah’s troubled reign.

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2 Kings 1:3 mentions Ekron, Moab and Samaria.