שֹׁמְרוֹן

sho.me.ronSamaria
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place109 occurrences11 books101 verses
This is the name of the place Samaria: Capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel; Samaritan inhabitants.

Definition

from the active participle of H8104; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Samaria.

Glossary entries

Samaria

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

109 total
  1. 1 Kings 13:32שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃פ · of Samaria
    …for the message that he cried out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines on the high places in the cities of Samaria will surely come to pass.”
  2. 1 Kings 16:24 (2×)שֹׁמְר֛וֹן · of Samaria; שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ · Samaria
    He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.
  3. 1 Kings 16:28בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן · in Samaria
    And Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab reigned in his place.
  4. 1 Kings 16:29בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן · in Samaria
    In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years.
  5. 1 Kings 16:32בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ · in Samaria
    First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.
  6. 1 Kings 18:2בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ · in Samaria
    So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria,
  7. 1 Kings 20:1שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן · Samaria
    Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.
  8. 1 Kings 20:10שֹׁמְר֔וֹן · of Samaria
    Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”
  9. 1 Kings 20:17מִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃ · of Samaria
    And the young officers of the district governors marched out first. Now Ben-hadad had sent out scouts, who reported to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”
  10. 1 Kings 20:34בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן · in Samaria
    Ben-hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this treaty I release you,” Ahab replied. So he made a treaty with him and sent him away.
  11. 1 Kings 20:43שֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃פ · to Samaria
    Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went home to Samaria.
  12. 1 Kings 21:1שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ · of Samaria
    Some time after these events, Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
  13. 1 Kings 21:18בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן · is in Samaria
    “Get up and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. See, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession of it.
  14. 1 Kings 22:10שֹׁמְר֑וֹן · of Samaria
    Dressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.
  15. 1 Kings 22:37 (2×)שֹׁמְר֑וֹן · to Samaria; בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃
    So the king died and was brought to Samaria, where they buried him.
  16. 1 Kings 22:38שֹׁמְר֗וֹן · of Samaria
    And the chariot was washed at the pool of Samaria where the prostitutes bathed, and the dogs licked up Ahab’s blood, according to the word that the LORD had spoken.
  17. 1 Kings 22:51בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן · in Samaria
    In the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria two years.
  18. 2 Kings 1:2בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹן · in Samaria
    Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”
  19. 2 Kings 1:3שֹׁמְר֑וֹן · of Samaria
    But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’
  20. 2 Kings 2:25שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃פ · to Samaria
    And Elisha went on to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.
  21. 2 Kings 3:1בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן · in Samaria
    In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Jehoram son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twelve years.
  22. 2 Kings 3:6מִשֹּׁמְר֑וֹן · from Samaria
    So at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel.
  23. 2 Kings 5:3בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן · is in Samaria
    She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.”
  24. 2 Kings 6:19שֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃ · to Samaria
    And Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria.
  25. 2 Kings 6:20 (2×)שֹׁמְרוֹן֒ · Samaria; שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ · Samaria
    When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O LORD, open the eyes of these men that they may see.” Then the LORD opened their eyes, and they looked around and discovered that they were in Samaria.
  26. 2 Kings 6:24שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ · Samaria
    Some time later, Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army and marched up to besiege Samaria.
  27. 2 Kings 6:25בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן · in Samaria
    So there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver.
  28. 2 Kings 7:1שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ · of Samaria
    Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’”
  29. 2 Kings 7:18שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ · of Samaria
    It happened just as the man of God had told the king: “About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel.”
  30. 2 Kings 10:1 (2×)בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן · in Samaria; שֹׁמְר֗וֹן · to Samaria
    Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying:
  31. 2 Kings 10:12שֹׁמְר֑וֹן · toward Samaria
    Then Jehu set out toward Samaria. At Beth-eked of the Shepherds,
  32. 2 Kings 10:17 (2×)שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן · to Samaria; בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹן · [there]
    When Jehu came to Samaria, he struck down everyone belonging to Ahab who remained there, until he had destroyed them, according to the word that the LORD had spoken to Elijah.
  33. 2 Kings 10:35בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן · in Samaria
    And Jehu rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoahaz reigned in his place.
  34. 2 Kings 10:36בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃פ · in Samaria
    So the duration of Jehu’s reign over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.
  35. 2 Kings 13:1בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן · [and he reigned] in Samaria
    In the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash son of Ahaziah over Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria seventeen years.
  36. 2 Kings 13:6בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ · in Samaria
    Nevertheless, they did not turn away from the sins that the house of Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit, but they continued to walk in them. The Asherah pole even remained standing in Samaria.
  37. 2 Kings 13:9בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן · in Samaria
    And Jehoahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. And his son Jehoash reigned in his place.
  38. 2 Kings 13:10בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן · in Samaria
    In the thirty-seventh year of the reign of Joash over Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years.
  39. 2 Kings 13:13בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן · in Samaria
    And Jehoash rested with his fathers, and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
  40. 2 Kings 14:14שֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃ · to Samaria
    He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.
  41. 2 Kings 14:16בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן · in Samaria
    And Jehoash rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. And his son Jeroboam reigned in his place.
  42. 2 Kings 14:23בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן · [and he reigned] in Samaria
    In the fifteenth year of the reign of Amaziah son of Joash over Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria forty-one years.
  43. 2 Kings 15:8בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹן · [and he reigned] in Samaria
    In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria six months.
  44. 2 Kings 15:13בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ · in Samaria
    In the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah’s reign over Judah, Shallum son of Jabesh became king, and he reigned in Samaria one full month.
  45. 2 Kings 15:14שֹׁמְר֔וֹן · to Samaria
    Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, struck down and killed Shallum son of Jabesh, and reigned in his place.