then he bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for seventy kilograms of silver, and he built up the hill. He named the city he built Samaria based on the name Shemer, the owner of the hill.
1 Kings 16:28 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Omri rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab became king in his place. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
then he bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for seventy kilograms of silver, and he built up the hill. He named the city he built Samaria based on the name Shemer, the owner of the hill.
The rest of the events of Omri’s reign, along with his accomplishments and the might he exercised, are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.
Ahab son of Omri became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Judah’s King Asa; Ahab son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria for twenty-two years.
Baasha rested with his ancestors and was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah became king in his place.
Since Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria, Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of Ahab’s sons, saying:
Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah, granddaughter of Omri.