Bible Cross References
Samaria
2 Kings 17:6
which was the ninth year of the reign of Hoshea, the Assyrian emperor captured Samaria, took the Israelites to Assyria as prisoners, and settled some of them in the city of Halah, some near the Habor River in the district of Gozan and some in the cities of Media.
2 Kings 17:18
The LORD was angry with the Israelites and banished them from his sight, leaving only the kingdom of Judah.
2 Kings 19:9-11
9
Word reached the Assyrians that the Egyptian army, led by King Tirhakah of Ethiopia, was coming to attack them. When the emperor heard this, he sent a letter to King Hezekiah of Judah
10
to tell him, "The god you are trusting in has told you that you will not fall into my hands, but don't let that deceive you.
11
You have heard what an Assyrian emperor does to any country he decides to destroy. Do you think that you can escape?
Isaiah 7:8
Why? Because Syria is no stronger than Damascus, its capital city, and Damascus is no stronger than King Rezin. As for Israel, within sixty-five years it will be too shattered to survive as a nation.
Isaiah 7:9
Israel is no stronger than Samaria, its capital city, and Samaria is no stronger than King Pekah. "If your faith is not enduring, you will not endure."
Isaiah 8:4
Before the boy is old enough to say 'Mamma' and 'Daddy,' all the wealth of Damascus and all the loot of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria."
Isaiah 17:3
Israel will be defenseless, and Damascus will lose its independence. Those Syrians who survive will be in disgrace like the people of Israel. I, the LORD Almighty, have spoken."
Amos 3:9-15
9
Announce to those who live in the palaces of Egypt and Ashdod: "Gather together in the hills around Samaria and see the great disorder and the crimes being committed there."
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The LORD says, "These people fill their mansions with things taken by crime and violence. They don't even know how to be honest.
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And so an enemy will surround their land, destroy their defenses, and plunder their mansions."
12
The LORD says, "As a shepherd recovers only two legs or an ear of a sheep that a lion has eaten, so only a few will survive of Samaria's people, who now recline on luxurious couches.
13
Listen now, and warn the descendants of Jacob," says the Sovereign LORD Almighty.
14
"On the day when I punish the people of Israel for their sins, I will destroy the altars of Bethel. The corners of every altar will be broken off and will fall to the ground.
15
I will destroy winter houses and summer houses. The houses decorated with ivory will fall in ruins; every large house will be destroyed."
Amos 4:1
Listen to this, you women of Samaria, who grow fat like the well-fed cows of Bashan, who mistreat the weak, oppress the poor, and demand that your husbands keep you supplied with liquor!
Amos 6:1-8
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How terrible it will be for you that have such an easy life in Zion and for you that feel safe in Samaria---you great leaders of this great nation Israel, you to whom the people go for help!
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Go and look at the city of Calneh. Then go on to the great city of Hamath and on down to the Philistine city of Gath. Were they any better than the kingdoms of Judah and Israel? Was their territory larger than yours?
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You refuse to admit that a day of disaster is coming, but what you do only brings that day closer.
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How terrible it will be for you that stretch out on your luxurious couches, feasting on veal and lamb!
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You like to compose songs, as David did, and play them on harps.
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You drink wine by the bowlful and use the finest perfumes, but you do not mourn over the ruin of Israel.
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So you will be the first to go into exile. Your feasts and banquets will come to an end.
8
The Sovereign LORD Almighty has given this solemn warning: "I hate the pride of the people of Israel; I despise their luxurious mansions. I will give their capital city and everything in it to the enemy."
Amos 9:1
I saw the Lord standing by the altar. He gave the command: "Strike the tops of the Temple columns so hard that the foundation will shake. Break them off and let them fall on the heads of the people. I will kill the rest of the people in war. No one will get away; not one will escape.
Micah 1:4
Then the mountains will melt under him like wax in a fire; they will pour down into the valleys like water pouring down a hill.
Micah 6:16
This will happen because you have followed the evil practices of King Omri and of his son, King Ahab. You have continued their policies, and so I will bring you to ruin, and everyone will despise you. People everywhere will treat you with contempt."
their infants
Hosea 10:14
war will come to your people, and all your fortresses will be destroyed. It will be like the day when King Shalman destroyed the city of Betharbel in battle, and mothers and their children were crushed to death.
Hosea 10:15
That is what will happen to you, people of Bethel, because of the terrible evil that you have done. As soon as the battle begins, the king of Israel will die."
2 Kings 8:12
"Why are you crying, sir?" Hazael asked. "Because I know the horrible things you will do against the people of Israel," Elisha answered. "You will set their fortresses on fire, slaughter their finest young men, batter their children to death, and rip open their pregnant women."
2 Kings 15:16
As Menahem was on his way from Tirzah, he completely destroyed the city of Tappuah, its inhabitants, and the surrounding territory, because the city did not surrender to him. He even ripped open the bellies of all the pregnant women.
Psalm 137:8
Babylon, you will be destroyed. Happy are those who pay you back for what you have done to us---
Psalm 137:9
who take your babies and smash them against a rock.
Isaiah 13:16
While they look on helplessly, their babies will be battered to death, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be raped."
Amos 1:13
The LORD says, "The people of Ammon have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. In their wars for more territory they even ripped open pregnant women in Gilead.
Nahum 3:10
Yet the people of Thebes were carried off into exile. At every street corner their children were beaten to death. Their leading men were carried off in chains and divided among their captors.