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NASB | 1 Kings 16:24 He bought the hill Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and named the city which he built Samaria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Kings 16:24 Omri bought the hill Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver, and he built a city on the hill [and fortified it], and named the city which he built Samaria, after the owner of the hill, Shemer. |
Bible Question: What is the origin of the samaritans? John 4 |
Bible Answer: Greetings Baby_BluesTVCS, Nave's Topical Bible has the following entry on "Samaria", in which the first verse cited is 1 Kings 16:24.. "Samaria 1. City of: Built by Omri 1 Kings 16:24 Capital of the kingdom of the ten tribes 1 Kings 16:29; 1 Kings 22:51; 2 Kings 13:1; 2 Kings 13:10; 2 Kings 15:8 Besieged by Benhadad 1 Kings 20; 2 Kings 6:24-33; 2 Kings 7 The king of Syria is led into, by Elisha, who miraculously blinds him and his army 2 Kings 6:8-23 Ahab ruled in See Ahab; Jezebel Besieged by Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, three years; taken; the people carried away to Halah and Habor, cities of the Medes 2 Kings 17:5-6; 2 Kings 18:9-11 Idolatry of 1 Kings 16:32; 2 Kings 13:6 Temple of, destroyed 2 Kings 10:17-28; 2 Kiings 23:19 Paul and Barnabas preach in Acts 15:3 Visited by Philip, Peter, and John Acts 8:5-25 2. Country of: General references Isaiah 7:9 Foreign colonies distributed among the cities of, by the king of Assyria 2 Kings 17:24-41; Ezra 4:9-10 Roads through, from Judea into Galilee Luke 17:11; John 4:3-8 Jesus journeys through John 4:1-42 Jesus heals lepers in Luke 17:11-19 The good Samaritan from Luke 10:33-35 No dealings between the Jews and the inhabitants of John 4:9 Expect the Messiah John 4:25 Disciples made from the inhabitants of John 4:39-42; Acts 8:5-8; Acts 8:14-17; Acts 8:25 Jesus forbids the apostles to preach in the cities of Matthew 10:5" The city of Samaria was originally built by Omri (1 Kings 16:24-25), who made it the capital and giving its name to the entire Northern Kingdom, even though he became the most wicked king up to that time, outdone in wickedness by his son Ahab (v. 33). Samaria eventually became the center of idolatrous worship (16:32; Hosea 8:5-6; Amos 3:12-15; 6:1-6; Micah 1:5-7) and fell to the Assyrians in 722 B.C. (2 Kings 17:5). Blessings to you, Makarios |
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