§ Samaria = "watch mountain" 1) the region of northern Palestine associated with the northern kingdom of the 10 tribes of Israel which split from the kingdom after the death of Solomon during the reign of his son Rehoboam and were ruled by Jeroboam 2) the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel located 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem and 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Shechem
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1 Kings 13:32 · שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פfor the message that he cried out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines on the high places in the cities of Samaria will surely come to pass.”1 Kings 16:24 · שֹׁמְר֛וֹן · שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.1 Kings 16:28 · בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןAnd Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab reigned in his place.1 Kings 16:29 · בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןIn the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years.1 Kings 16:32 · בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.1 Kings 18:2 · בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria,1 Kings 20:1 · שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןNow Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.1 Kings 20:10 · שֹׁמְר֔וֹןThen Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”1 Kings 20:17 · מִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃And the young officers of the district governors marched out first. Now Ben-hadad had sent out scouts, who reported to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”1 Kings 20:34 · בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןBen-hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this treaty I release you,” Ahab replied. So he made a treaty with him and sent him away.1 Kings 20:43 · שֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃ פSullen and angry, the king of Israel went home to Samaria.1 Kings 21:1 · שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃Some time after these events, Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.1 Kings 21:18 · בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן“Get up and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. See, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession of it.1 Kings 22:10 · שֹׁמְר֑וֹןDressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.1 Kings 22:37 · שֹׁמְר֑וֹן · בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃So the king died and was brought to Samaria, where they buried him.1 Kings 22:38 · שֹׁמְר֗וֹןAnd the chariot was washed at the pool of Samaria where the prostitutes bathed, and the dogs licked up Ahab’s blood, according to the word that the LORD had spoken.1 Kings 22:51 · בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןIn the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria two years.2 Kings 1:2 · בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןNow Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”2 Kings 1:3 · שֹׁמְר֑וֹןBut the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’2 Kings 2:25 · שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פAnd Elisha went on to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.2 Kings 3:1 · בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןIn the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Jehoram son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twelve years.2 Kings 3:6 · מִשֹּׁמְר֑וֹןSo at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel.2 Kings 5:3 · בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןShe said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.”2 Kings 6:19 · שֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃And Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria.2 Kings 6:20 · שֹׁמְרוֹן֒ · שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O LORD, open the eyes of these men that they may see.” Then the LORD opened their eyes, and they looked around and discovered that they were in Samaria.2 Kings 6:24 · שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃Some time later, Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army and marched up to besiege Samaria.2 Kings 6:25 · בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןSo there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver.2 Kings 7:1 · שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’”2 Kings 7:18 · שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃It happened just as the man of God had told the king: “About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel.”2 Kings 10:1 · בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן · שֹׁמְר֗וֹןNow Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying:2 Kings 10:12 · שֹׁמְר֑וֹןThen Jehu set out toward Samaria. At Beth-eked of the Shepherds,2 Kings 10:17 · שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן · בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןWhen Jehu came to Samaria, he struck down everyone belonging to Ahab who remained there, until he had destroyed them, according to the word that the LORD had spoken to Elijah.2 Kings 10:35 · בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןAnd Jehu rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoahaz reigned in his place.2 Kings 10:36 · בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פSo the duration of Jehu’s reign over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.2 Kings 13:1 · בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןIn the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash son of Ahaziah over Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria seventeen years.2 Kings 13:6 · בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃Nevertheless, they did not turn away from the sins that the house of Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit, but they continued to walk in them. The Asherah pole even remained standing in Samaria.2 Kings 13:9 · בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןAnd Jehoahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. And his son Jehoash reigned in his place.2 Kings 13:10 · בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןIn the thirty-seventh year of the reign of Joash over Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years.2 Kings 13:13 · בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןAnd Jehoash rested with his fathers, and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.2 Kings 14:14 · שֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.2 Kings 14:16 · בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןAnd Jehoash rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. And his son Jeroboam reigned in his place.2 Kings 14:23 · בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןIn the fifteenth year of the reign of Amaziah son of Joash over Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria forty-one years.2 Kings 15:8 · בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןIn the thirty-eighth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria six months.2 Kings 15:13 · בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃In the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah’s reign over Judah, Shallum son of Jabesh became king, and he reigned in Samaria one full month.2 Kings 15:14 · שֹׁמְר֔וֹן · בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןThen Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, struck down and killed Shallum son of Jabesh, and reigned in his place.2 Kings 15:17 · בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria ten years.2 Kings 15:23 · בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןIn the fiftieth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king of Israel and reigned in Samaria two years.2 Kings 15:25 · בְשֹׁמְר֜וֹןThen his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him along with Argob, Arieh, and fifty men of Gilead. And at the citadel of the king’s palace in Samaria, Pekah struck down and killed Pekahiah and reigned in his place.2 Kings 15:27 · בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןIn the fifty-second year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty years.2 Kings 17:1 · בְשֹׁמְר֛וֹןIn the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years.2 Kings 17:5 · שֹׁמְר֔וֹןThen the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.2 Kings 17:6 · שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןIn the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.2 Kings 17:24 · שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן · שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןThen the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.2 Kings 17:26 · שֹׁמְר֔וֹןSo they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The peoples that you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land. Because of this, He has sent lions among them, which are indeed killing them off.”2 Kings 17:28 · מִשֹּׁ֣מְר֔וֹןThus one of the priests they had carried away came and lived in Bethel, and he began to teach them how they should worship the LORD.2 Kings 18:9 · שֹׁמְר֖וֹןIn the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.2 Kings 18:10 · שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃And at the end of three years, the Assyrians captured it. So Samaria was captured in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel.2 Kings 18:34 · שֹׁמְר֖וֹןWhere are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?2 Kings 21:13 · שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןI will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down.2 Kings 23:18 · מִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃“Let him rest,” said Josiah. “Do not let anyone disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed, along with those of the prophet who had come from Samaria.2 Kings 23:19 · שֹׁמְר֗וֹןJust as Josiah had done at Bethel, so also in the cities of Samaria he removed all the shrines of the high places set up by the kings of Israel who had provoked the LORD to anger.2 Chronicles 18:2 · לְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןAnd some years later he went down to visit Ahab in Samaria, where Ahab sacrificed many sheep and cattle for him and the people with him and urged him to march up to Ramoth-gilead.2 Chronicles 18:9 · שֹׁמְר֑וֹןDressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.2 Chronicles 22:9 · בְשֹֽׁמְר֗וֹןThen Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.2 Chronicles 25:13 · מִשֹּׁמְר֖וֹןMeanwhile the troops that Amaziah had dismissed from battle raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon. They struck down 3,000 people and carried off a great deal of plunder.2 Chronicles 25:24 · שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פHe took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of God with Obed-edom and in the treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.2 Chronicles 28:8 · לְשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ סThen the Israelites took 200,000 captives from their kinsmen—women, sons, and daughters. They also carried off a great deal of plunder and brought it to Samaria.2 Chronicles 28:9 · לְשֹׁמְר֔וֹןBut a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there, and he went out to meet the army that returned to Samaria. “Look,” he said to them, “because of His wrath against Judah, the LORD, the God of your fathers, has delivered them into your hand. But you have slaughtered them in a rage that reaches up to heaven.2 Chronicles 28:15 · שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פThen the men who were designated by name arose, took charge of the captives, and provided from the plunder clothing for the naked. They clothed them, gave them sandals and food and drink, anointed their wounds, and put all the feeble on donkeys. So they brought them to Jericho, the City of Palms, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.Nehemiah 4:2 · שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןbefore his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”Isaiah 7:9 · שֹׁמְר֔וֹן · שֹׁמְר֖וֹןThe head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’”Isaiah 8:4 · שֹׁמְר֔וֹןFor before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”Isaiah 9:9 · שֹׁמְר֑וֹןAll the people will know it—Ephraim and the dwellers of Samaria. With pride and arrogance of heart they will say:Isaiah 10:9 · שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?Isaiah 10:10 · וּמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃As my hand seized the idolatrous kingdoms whose images surpassed those of Jerusalem and Samaria,Isaiah 10:11 · לְשֹׁמְר֖וֹןand as I have done to Samaria and its idols, will I not also do to Jerusalem and her idols?”Isaiah 36:19 · שֹׁמְר֖וֹןWhere are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?Jeremiah 23:13 · שֹׁמְר֖וֹן“Among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray.Jeremiah 31:5 · שֹֽׁמְר֑וֹןAgain you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria; the farmers will plant and enjoy the fruit.Jeremiah 41:5 · וּמִשֹּֽׁמְרוֹן֙eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD.Hosea 7:1 · שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןWhen I heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim will be exposed, as well as the crimes of Samaria. For they practice deceit and thieves break in; bandits raid in the streets.Hosea 8:5 · שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןHe has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence?Hosea 8:6 · שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃For this thing is from Israel—a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria.Hosea 10:5 · שֹֽׁמְר֑וֹןThe people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn over it with its idolatrous priests—those who rejoiced in its glory—for it has been taken from them into exile.Hosea 10:7 · שֹׁמְר֖וֹןSamaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water.Hosea 13:16 · שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןSamaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.Amos 3:9 · שֹׁמְר֔וֹןProclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”Amos 3:12 · בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןThis is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.Amos 4:1 · שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןHear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.”Amos 6:1 · שֹׁמְר֑וֹןWoe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.Amos 8:14 · שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןThose who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’—they will fall, never to rise again.”Obadiah 1:19 · שֹׁמְר֑וֹןThose from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau; those from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.Micah 1:1 · שֹׁמְר֖וֹןThis is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:Micah 1:5 · שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןAll this is for the transgression of Jacob and the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what is the high place of Judah? Is it not Jerusalem?Micah 1:6 · שֹׁמְר֛וֹןTherefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble in the open field, a planting area for a vineyard. I will pour her stones into the valley and expose her foundations.