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Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

The people of Joseph replied, "The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who live in the plain have chariots fitted with iron, both those in Beth Shan and its settlements and those in the Valley of Jezreel."

Their territory included: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,

Now all the Midianites, Amalekites and other eastern peoples joined forces and crossed over the Jordan and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.

David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both were his wives.

David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.

The Philistines gathered all their forces at Aphek, and Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.

So David and his men got up early in the morning to go back to the land of the Philistines, and the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

David's two wives had been captured—Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel.

So David went up there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel.

He made him king over Gilead, Ashuri and Jezreel, and also over Ephraim, Benjamin and all Israel.

Sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon the son of Ahinoam of Jezreel;

(Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in both feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became disabled. His name was Mephibosheth.)

Baana son of Ahilud—in Taanach and Megiddo, and in all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah across to Jokmeam;

Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy rain started falling and Ahab rode off to Jezreel.

The power of the Lord came on Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

Some time later there was an incident involving a vineyard belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. The vineyard was in Jezreel, close to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

"And also concerning Jezebel the Lord says: ‘Dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.'

so King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds the Arameans had inflicted on him at Ramoth in his battle with Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to see Joram son of Ahab, because he had been wounded.

As for Jezebel, dogs will devour her on the plot of ground at Jezreel, and no one will bury her.'" Then he opened the door and ran.