SAMARIA. 1. City of, built by Omri, 1 Kin. 16:24. Capital of the kingdom of the ten tribes, 1 Kin. 16:29; 22:51; 2 Kin. 13:1, 10; 15:8. Besieged by Ben-hadad, 1 Kin. 20; 2 Kin. 6:24–33; 7. The king of Syria is led into, by Elisha, who miraculously blinds him and his army, 2 Kin. 6:8–23. Ahab ruled in. See Ahab; Jezebel. Besieged by Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, three years; taken; the people carried away to Halah and Habor, cities of the Medes, 2 Kin. 17:5, 6; 18:9–11. Idolatry of, 1 Kin. 16:32; 2 Kin. 13:6. Temple of, destroyed, 2 Kin. 10:17–28; 23:19. Paul and Barnabas preach in, Acts 15:3. Visited by Philip, Peter, and John, Acts 8:5–25. 2. Country of, Isa. 7:9. Foreign colonies distributed among the cities of, by the king of Assyria, 2 Kin. 17:24–41; Ezra 4:9, 10. Roads through, from Judaea into Galilee, Luke 17:11; John 4:3–8. Jesus journeys through, John 4:1–42; heals lepers in, Luke 17:11–19. The good Samaritan from, Luke 10:33–35. No dealings between the Jews and the inhabitants of, John 4:9. Expect the Messiah, John 4:25. Disciples made from the inhabitants of, John 4:39–42; Acts 8:5–8, 14–17, 25. Jesus forbids the apostles to preach in the cities of, Matt. 10:5.