New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey
- The territory of Ephraim and Manasseh properly so called Josh. 17:17, 18; Isa. 28:1
- The whole kingdom of Israel sometimes called Ezek. 16:46, 51; Hos. 8:5, 6
- Had many cities 1 Ki. 13:32
- Samaria the capital of
- Built by Omri king of Israel 1 Ki. 16:23, 24
- Called after Shemer the owner of the hill on which it was built 1 Ki. 16:24
- Called the mountain of Samaria Amos 4:1, 6:1
- Called the head of Ephraim Isa. 7:9
- Kings of Israel sometime took their titles from 1 Ki. 21:1; 2 Ki. 1:3
- The residence of the kings of Israel 1 Ki. 16:29; 2 Ki. 1:2, 3:1, 6
- The burial place of the kings of Israel 1 Ki. 16:28, 22:37; 2 Ki. 13:13
- Was a fenced city, and well provided with arms 2 Ki. 10:2
- The pool of Samaria near to 1 Ki. 22:38
- The prophet Elisha dwelt in 2 Ki. 2:25, 5:3, 6:32
- Besieged by Benhadad 1 Ki. 20:1-12
- Deliverance of, predicted 1 Ki. 20:13, 14
- Deliverance of, effected 1 Ki. 20:15-21
- Besieged again by Benhadad 2 Ki. 6:24
- Suffered severely from famine 2 Ki. 6:25-29
- Elisha predicted plenty in 2 Ki. 7:1, 2
- Delivered by miraculous means 2 Ki. 7:6, 7
- Remarkable plenty in, as foretold by Elisha 2 Ki. 7:16-20
- Besieged and taken by Shalmaneser 2 Ki. 17:5, 6, 18:9, 10
- A mountainous country Jer. 31:5; Amos 3:9
- People of characterized as
- Predictions respecting its destruction Isa. 8:4, 9:11, 12; Hos. 13:16; Amos 3:11, 12; Mic. 1:6
- Inhabitants of, carried captive to Assyria 2 Ki. 17:6, 23, 18:11
- Repeopled from Assyria 2 Ki. 17:24, 25