1 Kings 16:24
"And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria."
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- 1 Kings 13:32
"For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass."
Read in chapter → - 1 Kings 16:32
"And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria."
Read in chapter → - John 4:4
"And he must needs go through Samaria."
Read in chapter → - 2 Kings 17:6
"In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes."
Read in chapter → - 2 Kings 17:24
"And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof."
Read in chapter → - Acts 8:5
"Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them."
Read in chapter → - 1 Kings 18:2
"And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria."
Read in chapter → - 2 Kings 17:1
"In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years."
Read in chapter → - 1 Kings 20:1
"And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it."
Read in chapter → - 1 Kings 22:37
"So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria."
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