- The territory of Ephraim and Manasseh properly so called Jos 17:17,18; Isa 28:1
- The whole kingdom of Israel sometimes called Eze 16:46,51; Ho 8:5,6
- Had many cities 1Ki 13:32
- SAMARIA THE CAPITAL OF
- Built by Omri king of Israel 1Ki 16:23,24
- Called after Shemer the owner of the hill on which it was built 1Ki 16:24
- Called the mountain of Samaria Am 4:1; 6:1
- Called the head of Ephraim Isa 7:9
- Kings of Israel sometime took their titles from 1Ki 21:1; 2Ki 1:3
- The residence of the kings of Israel 1Ki 16:29; 2Ki 1:2; 3:1,6
- The burial place of the kings of Israel 1Ki 16:28; 22:37; 2Ki 13:13
- Was a fenced city, and well provided with arms 2Ki 10:2
- The pool of Samaria near to 1Ki 22:38
- The prophet Elisha dwelt in 2Ki 2:25; 5:3; 6:32
- Besieged by Benhadad 1Ki 20:1-12
- Deliverance of, predicted 1Ki 20:13,14
- Deliverance of, effected 1Ki 20:15-21
- Besieged again by Benhadad 2Ki 6:24
- Suffered severely from famine 2Ki 6:25-29
- Elisha predicted plenty in 2Ki 7:1,2
- Delivered by miraculous means 2Ki 7:6,7
- Remarkable plenty in, as foretold by Elisha 2Ki 7:16-20
- Besieged and taken by Shalmaneser 2Ki 17:5,6; 18:9,10
- A mountainous country Jer 31:5; Am 3:9
- PEOPLE OF CHARACTERISED AS
- Proud and arrogant Isa 9:9
- Corrupt and wicked Eze 16:46,47; Ho 7:1; Am 3:9,10
- Idolatrous Eze 23:5; Am 8:14; Mic 1:7
- Predictions respecting its destruction Isa 8:4; 9:11,12; Ho 13:16; Am 3:11,12; Mic 1:6
- Inhabitants of, carried captive to Assyria 2Ki 17:6,23; 18:11
- Repeopled from Assyria 2Ki 17:24,25
The New Topical Text Book
Samaria, Ancient
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.