She was angered because Elijah had fearlessly executed the prophets of Baal, following the test of true Godship that Elijah had performed on Mount Carmel. ​ — 1 Kings 18: 36 – 19: 2.
अधिकृत राजधानी शोमरोन असूनही राजा अहाबने जेझरीलमध्येच आपले राजमहल बांधले होते.