Israel is no stronger than its capital, Samaria, and Samaria is no stronger than its king, Pekah son of Remaliah. Unless your faith is firm, I cannot make you stand firm.”

以法莲的首城是撒玛利亚；撒玛利亚的首领是利玛利的儿子。你们若是不信，定然不得立稳。”

以法莲的首都是撒玛利亚；撒玛利亚的领袖是利玛利的儿子。你们若是不信，必站立不稳。’”

以法莲的首都是撒玛利亚；撒玛利亚的领袖是利玛利的儿子。你们若是不信，必站立不稳。’”

以色列的都城是撒玛利亚，撒玛利亚的首领是利玛利的儿子。你们信心若不坚定，必无法坚立。’”

以法莲的首都是撒玛利亚，撒玛利亚的首领是利玛利的儿子；你们若不相信，就必定不得坚立。”’”

以法莲之首不过是撒马利亚，撒马利亚之首不过是利玛利的儿子。你们如果不相信，就一定不能坚立。”’”

以法蓮的首城是撒馬利亞；撒馬利亞的首領是利瑪利的兒子。你們若是不信，定然不得立穩。』」

以法蓮的首都是撒瑪利亞；撒瑪利亞的領袖是利瑪利的兒子。你們若是不信，必站立不穩。』」

以法蓮的首都是撒瑪利亞；撒瑪利亞的領袖是利瑪利的兒子。你們若是不信，必站立不穩。』」

以色列的都城是撒瑪利亞，撒瑪利亞的首領是利瑪利的兒子。你們信心若不堅定，必無法堅立。』」

以法蓮的首都是撒瑪利亞，撒瑪利亞的首領是利瑪利的兒子；你們若不相信，就必定不得堅立。”’”

以法蓮的首都是撒瑪利亞，撒瑪利亞的首領是利瑪利的兒子；六年五年之內以法蓮一定破敗、不能成為一族之民：你們若不信靠，一定不能牢靠。」』

以法蓮之首不過是撒馬利亞，撒馬利亞之首不過是利瑪利的兒子。你們如果不相信，就一定不能堅立。」』」

The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is only Remaliah’s son. If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.’”

The capital of Ephraim is Samaria. And the ruler of Samaria is only Remaliah’s son. If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.” ’ ”

And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you are not firm in faith, you will not be firm at all.’”

the chief city of Ephraim is Samaria, and the chief of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.

and the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you will not believe, you certainly shall not last.” ’ ”

The head of Ephraim is Samaria, And the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If you will not believe, Surely you shall not be established.”’”

and the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.

the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.

And the head of Ephraim[ is] Samaria, and the head of Samaria[ is] Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.

Ephraim’s leader is Samaria, and Samaria’s leader is the son of Remaliah. If your faith does not remain firm, then you will not remain secure.”

The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If you will not believe, surely you shall not be established.’”

And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

Early the next morning the army of Judah went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. On the way Jehoshaphat stopped and said,“ Listen to me, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be able to stand firm. Believe in his prophets, and you will succeed.”

Yes, but remember— those branches were broken off because they didn’t believe in Christ, and you are there because you do believe. So don’t think highly of yourself, but fear what could happen.

So take courage! For I believe God. It will be just as he said.

This is the reply of the Holy One of Israel:“ Because you despise what I tell you and trust instead in oppression and lies,calamity will come upon you suddenly— like a bulging wall that bursts and falls. In an instant it will collapse and come crashing down.You will be smashed like a piece of pottery— shattered so completely that there won’t be a piece big enough to carry coals from a fireplace or a little water from the well.”

Then Omri bought the hill now known as Samaria from its owner, Shemer, for 150 pounds of silver. He built a city on it and called the city Samaria in honor of Shemer.But Omri did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, even more than any of the kings before him.He followed the example of Jeroboam son of Nebat in all the sins he had committed and led Israel to commit. The people provoked the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, with their worthless idols.The rest of the events in Omri’s reign, the extent of his power, and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.When Omri died, he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Ahab became the next king.Ahab son of Omri began to rule over Israel in the thirty eighth year of King Asa’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria twenty two years.

“ My care for the people of Judah is like the gently flowing waters of Shiloah, but they have rejected it. They are rejoicing over what will happen to King Rezin and King Pekah.Therefore, the Lord will overwhelm them with a mighty flood from the Euphrates River— the king of Assyria and all his glory. This flood will overflow all its channelsand sweep into Judah until it is chin deep. It will spread its wings, submerging your land from one end to the other, O Immanuel.

But the officer in charge of the prisoners listened more to the ship’s captain and the owner than to Paul.

Pekah son of Remaliah began to rule over Israel in the fifty second year of King Uzziah’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria twenty years.