1 Kings 16:24

Translations

Modern

He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And he bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver, and he built on the hill and called the name of the city that he built after the name of Shemer, lord of the hill of Samaria.

Latin

Emitque montem Samariæ a Somer duobus talentis argenti: et ædificavit eum, et vocavit nomen civitatis quam exstruxerat, nomine Semer domini montis, Samariam.

Original

Hebrew

English

He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.

Notes

1 Kings 16:24

Omri founded the city of Samaria and moved the capital there from Tirzah. Samaria remained Israel's capital until it fell in 722 BC. This location offered Israel a central and defensible hill in the northern kingdom, allowing control over the trade routes below. Omri enjoyed his new capital for only six years before he died (1 Kings 16:28).

Events

Reign of Omri

Measurements

two talents of silver: About 151 lb (68.4 kg)

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People

Shemer: Original owner of Samaria

Places

Samaria: Capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel; Samaritan inhabitants

Glossary

Ahab (King) Inscriptions Kings, Books of First and Second Moabite Stone Samaria Shemer

Topics

Ancient Samaria: Samaria the Capital of Built by Omri King of Israel Ancient Samaria: Samaria the Capital of Called After Shemer the Owner of the Hill on Which It Was Cities were Called For: The Proprietor of the Land Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Omri Money: Pieces of Mentioned: Talent of Silver Omri: King of Israel: Wicked Reign and Death of Samaria: City of, Built by Omri Shemer: Owner of the Site Upon Which the City of Samaria Was Built Silver used As Money from the Earliest Times Tirzah: A City of Canaan: Royal Residence Moved From

1 Kings 16:24

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