And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill, Samaria.
1 Kings 16:28 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Omri slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. Ahab his son reigned in his stead. American Standard Version (1901) So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigned in his stead. Common English Bible Omri lay down with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab succeeded him as king. Catholic Public Domain Version And Omri slept with his fathers, and he was buried in Samaria. And Ahab, his son, reigned in his place. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Amri slept with his fathers: and was buried in Samaria. And Achab his son reigned in his stead. |
And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill, Samaria.
Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.
And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and unto them that brought up the sons of Ahab, saying,
Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.