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