He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver; and he fortified the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, Samaria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill.
1 Kings 16:28 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigned in his stead. More versionsKing 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. |
He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver; and he fortified the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, Samaria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill.
Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and the might that he showed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri began to reign over Israel, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years.
And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried at Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters, and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of the city, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying,
Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri.