The prophet told the king, “Two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel, and a seah of finely milled flour for a shekel; this will happen about this time tomorrow in the gate of Samaria.”

But they did not repudiate<n id="1" /> the sinful ways of the family<n id="2" /> of Jeroboam, who encouraged Israel to sin; they continued in those sins.<n id="3" /> There was even an Asherah pole<n id="4" /> standing in Samaria.

<t /><p class="bodytext">In the thirty-seventh year of King Joash&#8217;s reign over Judah, Jehoahaz&#8217;s son Jehoash became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria<n id="1" /> for sixteen years.

Joash passed away<n id="1" /> and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne.<n id="2" /> Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.p>

Jehoash passed away<n id="1" /> and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. His son Jeroboam replaced him as king.)p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">In the thirty-eighth year of King Azariah&#8217;s reign over Judah, Jeroboam&#8217;s son Zechariah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria<n id="1" /> for six months.

<p class="bodytext">Shallum son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of King Uzziah&#8217;s<n id="1" /> reign over Judah. He reigned for one month<n id="2" /> in Samaria.

<t /><p class="bodytext">In the thirty-ninth year of King Azariah&#8217;s reign over Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel. He reigned for twelve years in Samaria.<n id="1" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">In the fiftieth year of King Azariah&#8217;s reign over Judah, Menahem&#8217;s son Pekahiah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria<n id="1" /> for two years.

<t /><p class="bodytext">In the fifty-second year of King Azariah&#8217;s reign over Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria<n id="1" /> for twenty years.

<t /><p class="bodytext">In the twelfth year of King Ahaz&#8217;s reign over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria<n id="1" /> for nine years.

So one of the priests whom they had deported from Samaria went back and settled in Bethel.<n id="1" /> He taught them how to worship<n id="2" /> the <sc>Lordsc>.p>

After three years he captured it (in the sixth year of Hezekiah&#8217;s reign); in the ninth year of King Hoshea&#8217;s reign over Israel Samaria was captured.

Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?<n id="1" /> Indeed, did any gods rescue Samaria<n id="2" /> from my power?<n id="3" />

The king<n id="1" /> said, &#8220;Leave it alone! No one must touch his bones.&#8221; So they left his bones undisturbed, as well as the bones of the Israelite prophet buried beside him.<n id="2" />p>

The Israelites seized from their brothers 200,000 wives, sons, and daughters. They also carried off a huge amount of plunder and took it<n id="1" /> back to Samaria.<n id="2" />p>

for before the child knows how to cry out, &#8216;My father&#8217; or &#8216;My mother,&#8217; the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria<n id="1" /> will be carried off by the king of Assyria.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

eighty men arrived from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria.<n id="1" /> They had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and cut themselves to show they were mourning.<n id="2" /> They were carrying grain offerings and incense to present at the temple of the <sc>Lordsc> in Jerusalem.<n id="3" />

Your older sister was Samaria, who lived north<n id="1" /> of you with her daughters, and your younger sister, who lived south<n id="2" /> of you, was Sodom<n id="3" /> with her daughters.

Samaria has not committed half the sins you have; you have done more abominable deeds than they did.<n id="1" /> You have made your sisters appear righteous with all the abominable things you have done.