Samaria, Ancient

The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.

• Joshua 17:17Torrey The territory of Ephraim and Manasseh properly so called

  And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only:

• Joshua 17:18Torrey The territory of Ephraim and Manasseh properly so called

  But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.

• 1 Kings 13:32Torrey Had many cities

  For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.

• 1 Kings 16:23Torrey SAMARIA THE CAPITAL OF — Built by Omri king of Israel

  ¶ In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.

• 1 Kings 16:24Torrey SAMARIA THE CAPITAL OF — Built by Omri king of Israel

  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.

• 1 Kings 16:28Torrey SAMARIA THE CAPITAL OF — The burial place of the kings of Israel

  So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.

• 1 Kings 16:29Torrey SAMARIA THE CAPITAL OF — The residence of the kings of Israel

  ¶ And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.

• 1 Kings 20:1–12Torrey SAMARIA THE CAPITAL OF — Besieged by Benhadad

  And Ben-hadad 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. And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city,…

• 1 Kings 20:13Torrey SAMARIA THE CAPITAL OF — Deliverance of, predicted

  ¶ And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.

• 1 Kings 20:14Torrey SAMARIA THE CAPITAL OF — Deliverance of, predicted

  And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.

• 1 Kings 20:15–21Torrey SAMARIA THE CAPITAL OF — Deliverance of, effected

  Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand. And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was…

• 1 Kings 21:1Torrey SAMARIA THE CAPITAL OF — Kings of Israel sometime took their titles from

  And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.