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.

Bible References

The name of the city

1 Kings 13:32
For the outcry he made by the word of the Lord against the altar in Beth-el and against all the houses of the high places in the towns of Samaria, will certainly come about.
1 Kings 18:2
So Elijah went to let Ahab see him. Now there was no food to be had in Samaria.
1 Kings 20:1
Now Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got all his army together, and thirty-two kings with him, and horses and carriages of war; he went up and made war on Samaria, shutting it in.
1 Kings 22:37
And they came to Samaria, and put the king's body to rest in Samaria.
2 Kings 17:1
In the twelfth year of Ahaz, king of Judah, Hoshea, the son of Elah, became king over Israel in Samaria, ruling for nine years.
John 4:4
And it was necessary for him to go through Samaria.
Acts 8:5
And Philip went down to Samaria and was teaching them about Christ.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain