When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O Lord, open their eyes, so they can see.” The Lord opened their eyes and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria.

Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria and attacked Shallum son of Jabesh. He killed him and took his place as king.

He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal he had built in Samaria.

Jehu then left there and set out for Samaria. While he was traveling through Beth Eked of the Shepherds,

Joash passed away and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne. Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

Jehoash passed away and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. His son Jeroboam replaced him as king.)

The king of Assyria marched through the whole land. He attacked Samaria and besieged it for three years.

As I have done to Samaria and its idols, so I will do to Jerusalem and its idols.”

Samaria and its king will be carried off like a twig on the surface of the waters.

Once again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria. Those who plant them will once again enjoy their fruit.

You will be overcome by drunkenness and sorrow. The cup of your sister Samaria is a cup of horror and desolation.

O Samaria, he has rejected your calf idol! My anger burns against them! They will not survive much longer without being punished, even though they are Israelites!

Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Indeed, did any gods rescue Samaria from my power?

That idol was made by a workman – it is not God! The calf idol of Samaria will be broken to bits.

For Samaria’s disease is incurable. It has infected Judah; it has spread to the leadership of my people and has even contaminated Jerusalem!

The servants of the district governors led the march. When Ben Hadad sent messengers, they reported back to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”

In the eighteenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Jehoram became king over Israel in Samaria; he ruled for twelve years.

She told her mistress, “If only my master were in the presence of the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would cure him of his skin disease.”

Shallum son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of King Uzziah’s reign over Judah. He reigned for one month in Samaria.

In the fiftieth year of King Azariah’s reign over Judah, Menahem’s son Pekahiah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for two years.