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872 BC – Girl
Chapter One
Salt spray glistened in the stallion’s mane and stung Jezebel’s…
Chapter Two
There was indeed a faintly frosty welcome when she returned…
Chapter Three
Later that evening, Jezebel entered her father’s crowded chambers for…
Chapter Four
In the sharp morning light, Tyre looked almost more beautiful…
Chapter Five
She was late to the banquet that night, having spent…
Chapter Six
Jehu held his hand out to Jezebel as she stepped…
Chapter Seven
‘Hail, Hail!’ cried the crowd at the head of the…
Chapter Eight
The next morning it was not the unfamiliar light that…
Chapter Nine
‘This city was built to keep strangers out,’ murmured Jezebel…
Chapter Ten
The chambers she had been allocated were a pleasant surprise.
Chapter Eleven
In the light from flickering lanterns, the young woman stared…
Chapter Twelve
Jezebel tried to sit still on the couch in her…
Chapter Thirteen
In the light of dawn the Palace did seem more…
Chapter Fourteen
A few days later, Jezebel stood in front of a…
Chapter Fifteen
The hot and barren summer did little more than stifle…
Chapter Sixteen
Jezebel recovered quickly from the birth and within two days…
Chapter Seventeen
From the roof of the Palace, Jezebel could see the…
Four years later 868 BC – Mother
Chapter Eighteen
‘Yahweh has blessed the House of Omri once again!’ cried…
Chapter Nineteen
The energy of her fury abated during a sleepless night…
Chapter Twenty
The courtyard was already crowded with crates and chests as…
Chapter Twenty-One
She didn’t dwell on Jehu’s unceremonious departure for long. As…
Chapter Twenty-Two
The trees in the Palace courtyard were just beginning to…
Chapter Twenty-Three
That evening in the King’s office, Ahab sat at his…
Chapter Twenty-Four
She couldn’t reach the city before the processions of priests…
Chapter Twenty-Five
Ahab had been sitting on his bed, head in his…
Eight years later 860 BC – Queen Consort
Chapter Twenty-Six
Jezebel shifted her weight on Ahab’s throne. At least none…
Chapter Twenty-Seven
But that afternoon, Balazar insisted on a private audience with…
Chapter Twenty-Eight
‘Come away from the window,’ said Beset. ‘You will catch…
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Boaz thrust open the Council Chamber doors.
Chapter Thirty
Jezebel carefully removed the Consort gown before going up to…
Chapter Thirty-One
Jezebel made a great fuss of Athaliah that afternoon. They…
Chapter Thirty-Two
The Palace felt empty after Balazar and Esther returned to…
Chapter Thirty-Three
Though night had long since fallen, the Council Chamber was…
Chapter Thirty-Four
In the days that followed Naboth’s death, the mood in…
Chapter Thirty-Five
Athaliah grabbed her mother tightly, sobbing into Jezebel’s neck, her…
Chapter Thirty-Six
As the carriage turned onto the causeway at Tyre, Jezebel…
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Two days later, Jezebel stood alone on the roof of…
Chapter Thirty-Eight
For more than a week, Jezebel remained inside the Palace…
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Jezebel left the throne room, her chin held high, but…
Five years later 854 BC – Regent
Chapter Forty
From the banks of the River Jordan, the encampment of…
Chapter Forty-One
Through the archway of the Court of the Priests, Jezebel…
Chapter Forty-Two
Though it pained Jezebel dreadfully to leave Athaliah behind in…
Chapter Forty-Three
The plains around Samaria were almost unrecognisable, so thick were…
Chapter Forty-Four
A prophecy was just a set of words, Jezebel told…
Chapter Forty-Five
Jezebel called for Beset, who summoned the commander of the…
Chapter Forty-Six
Down in the stableyard, several horses were already harnessed and…
Chapter Forty-Seven
Messengers were dispatched to Samaria, Tyre and Jerusalem to spread…
Chapter Forty-Eight
The coronation was set for the following day, and from…
Chapter Forty-Nine
Throughout the coronation ceremony, Jezebel kept looking around the fringes…
Chapter Fifty
The Palace was full of noise that evening, but Jezebel…
Two years later 852 BC – Queen Mother
Chapter Fifty-One
The spring sunshine brought a light breeze with it, and…
Chapter Fifty-Two
Beset dropped her spoon on the platter, a dull thud…
Chapter Fifty-Three
Shadows from the lamp danced on the walls of Jezebel’s…
Chapter Fifty-Four
A terrible pall of silence had fallen over Samaria after…
Chapter Fifty-Five
‘It’s too dangerous,’ said Daniel, as Jezebel stood on the…
Chapter Fifty-Six
Jezebel’s melancholy was infectious. She and Raisa sat for a…
Chapter Fifty-Seven
Even after a month, Jerusalem still felt like a foreign…
Chapter Fifty-Eight
It wasn’t Athaliah who called on Jezebel the next day.
Chapter Fifty-Nine
Without the protection of her anonymity in Jerusalem, Jezebel found…
Chapter Sixty
Five days later Jezebel received word that Joram had returned…
Ten years later 842 BC – Jezebel
Chapter Sixty-One
The tiny stone house in the corner of the Palace…
Chapter Sixty-Two
Jezebel rode out to meet the carriage that brought Joram…
Chapter Sixty-Three
Once again it was Ahaziah who spotted the arrival of…
Chapter Sixty-Four
Jezebel blinked in the darkness, unsure at first what had…
Epilogue
Who will stop and drop a coin to hear the…
Acknowledgements
About the Author
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