1 Kings 16:24

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

The name of the city

Acts 8:5

Bible References

The name of the city

for the word that he cried out by a revelation from the Lord against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines of the high places in the cities of Samaria is certain to happen.”

So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab.

The famine was severe in Samaria.

Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Thirty-two kings, along with horses and chariots, were with him. He marched up, besieged Samaria, and fought against it.

So the king died and was brought to Samaria. They buried the king in Samaria.

In the twelfth year of Judah’s King Ahaz, Hoshea son of Elah became king over Israel in Samaria and reigned nine years.

He had to travel through Samaria,

Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah to them.