Toponym Samaria in the world's Bibles

Meaning of the name: watch-mountain. Related names are: Israel, Judah, Ahab . The translations of Samaria in 79 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from Samario in Spanish to サマリア in Japanese!
Name Samaria in the world's Bibles
For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass. (1KI 13:32)
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. (1KI 16:24)
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. (1KI 16:24)
So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead. (1KI 16:28)
And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. (1KI 16:29)
And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. (1KI 16:32)
And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria. (1KI 18:2)
And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it. (1KI 20:1)
And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me. (1KI 20:10)
And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria. (1KI 20:17)
And Ben-hadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away. (1KI 20:34)
And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria. (1KI 20:43)
And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. (1KI 21:1)
Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it. (1KI 21:18)
And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them. (1KI 22:10)
So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria. (1KI 22:37)
So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria. (1KI 22:37)
And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake. (1KI 22:38)
Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel. (1KI 22:51)
And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease. (2KI 1:2)
But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? (2KI 1:3)
And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria. (2KI 2:25)
Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. (2KI 3:1)
And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel. (2KI 3:6)
And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy. (2KI 5:3)
And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria. (2KI 6:19)
And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. (2KI 6:20)
And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. (2KI 6:20)
And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. (2KI 6:24)
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver. (2KI 6:25)

Popularity of the name Samaria in its translations around the world

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