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Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

The sons of Joseph said, "The hill country is not enough for us. But all the Canaanites who live in the valley have iron war-wagons. Both those in Beth-shean and its towns and those in the valley of Jezreel have them."

Their land spread to Jezreel. In it were Chesulloth, Shunem,

Then all the Midianites and Amalekites and people of the east gathered together. They crossed the Jordan and set up their tents in the valley of Jezreel.

David had taken Ahinoam of Jezreel also. They both became his wives.

David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men. Each man had those of his family with him. David had with him his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail of Carmel, who had been Nabal's wife.

Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies at Aphek. The Israelites were staying by the well in Jezreel.

So David and his men left early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. But the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

David's two wives had been taken away, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail who had been the wife of Nabal of Carmel.

So David went up there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail who had been the wife of Nabal of Carmel.

He made him king of Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel.

Sons were born to David at Hebron. His first-born was Amnon, by David's wife Ahinoam of Jezreel.

Now Saul's son Jonathan had a son who could not walk because of his feet. He was five years old when the news of Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse had picked him up and ran. In her hurry to get away, he fell and hurt his feet so he could not walk. His name was Mephibosheth.

There was Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah as far as the other side of Jokmeam.

Soon the sky became black with clouds and wind, and there was much rain. And Ahab went to Jezreel.

Then the hand of the Lord was on Elijah. He pulled his clothing up under his belt and ran before Ahab to Jezreel.

Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a field of grape-vines in Jezreel beside the family of Ahab king of Samaria.

And the Lord has spoken about Jezebel, saying, ‘The dogs will eat Jezebel in the land of Jezreel.'

So King Joram returned to Jezreel to be healed of the cuts the Syrians had given him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Then Jehoram's son Ahaziah king of Judah went down to Jezreel to see Joram the son of Ahab because he was sick.

The dogs will eat Jezebel in the land of Jezreel. No one will bury her.'" Then he opened the door and ran away.