1 Kings 22:10-12

1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 Kings 22:10 The harvesting of cereal crops in Israel was followed by a threshing and winnowing process. Threshed material was thrown into the air with a fork or a shovel to allow the breeze to separate the grain, the straw, and the chaff. The grain would then be cleaned and stored in jars, grain pits, or storage houses. The location of this activity was the threshing floor, which in this case was at the city gate. Here all the prophets were prophesying before the kings, and Zedekiah acted out his message.