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.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
Esther
HistoryBut the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.
John
Gospels / JohnFor many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Rechah.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
Revelation
ApocalypticCommand the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead:
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
Acts
HistoryThus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsSo the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewWhom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
1 Peter
General EpistlesAnd he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Acts
HistoryFor the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahShe doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielI charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonLest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;
Exodus
LawAnd the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
Ruth
HistoryBut if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsFor the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.