1 Kings 16:24

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver, and he built a city on the hill, naming it Samaria after Shemer, the owner of the hill.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

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

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    He boughte the mount of Samaria of Semer for two hundreth weight of syluer, & buylded vpon the mount, and called the cite which he buylded, after ye name of Semer ye owner of ye mount of Samaria.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he bought the mountaine Samaria of one Shemer for two talents of siluer, & buylt in the mountaine, & called the name of the citie, which he buylt, after the name of Shemer lord of the mountaine, Samaria.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    He bought the hill Schomron of one Schemar for two talents of siluer, and buylt in the hill, and called the name of the citie which he buylt, after the name of Schemar, which had ben owner of the hill Schomron.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and he buyeth the mount Samaria from Shemer, with two talents of silver, and buildeth `on' the mount, and calleth the name of the city that he hath built by the name of Shemer, lord of the hill -- Samaria.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    He got the hill Samaria from Shemer for the price of two talents of silver, and he made a town there, building it on the hill and naming it Samaria, after Shemer the owner of the hill.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He purchased the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver. He launched a construction project there and named the city he built after Shemer, the former owner of the hill of Samaria.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 13:32 : 32 For the message he declared by the word of the LORD against the altar at Bethel and against all the shrines of the high places in the towns of Samaria will surely be fulfilled.
  • 1 Kgs 16:28-29 : 28 Omri rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab became king in his place. 29 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king over Israel, and he reigned in Samaria for twenty-two years.
  • 1 Kgs 16:32 : 32 He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria.
  • 1 Kgs 18:2 : 2 So Elijah went to appear before Ahab. The famine in Samaria was severe.
  • 1 Kgs 20:1 : 1 Ben-Hadad, the king of Aram, gathered his entire army along with thirty-two kings, horses, and chariots. He marched up, laid siege to Samaria, and attacked it.
  • 1 Kgs 22:37 : 37 So the king died and was brought to Samaria, where they buried him.
  • 2 Kgs 17:1 : 1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz, king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king over Israel in Samaria, and he ruled for nine years.
  • 2 Kgs 17:6 : 6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Israelites to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, along the Habor River, and in the cities of Media.
  • 2 Kgs 17:24 : 24 The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and settled them in the towns of Samaria in place of the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.
  • John 4:4-5 : 4 Now he had to pass through Samaria. 5 So he came to a city in Samaria called Sychar, near the land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
  • Acts 8:5-8 : 5 Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed Christ to them. 6 The crowds, united in one mind, paid close attention to what Philip was saying as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing. 7 For many who were possessed by unclean spirits were freed as the spirits came out, crying out in a loud voice, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. 8 So there was great joy in that city.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 16:23
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    23In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri became king over Israel, and he reigned for twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.

  • 1 Kgs 16:25-29
    5 verses
    70%

    25But Omri did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord and was worse than all who were before him.

    26He walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins, which he caused Israel to commit, provoking the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.

    27The rest of the acts of Omri that he did, and the might he displayed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

    28Omri rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab became king in his place.

    29In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king over Israel, and he reigned in Samaria for twenty-two years.

  • 1 Kgs 16:32
    66%

    32He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria.

  • 2 Kgs 6:24
    65%

    24Afterward, Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, gathered his entire army and marched up to lay siege to Samaria.

  • 1 Kgs 16:15-18
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    65%

    15In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. The army was encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.

    16When the troops who were camped heard it said, 'Zimri has conspired and struck down the king,' all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that very day in the camp.

    17Then Omri and all Israel with him marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

    18When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he went into the citadel of the royal palace, set it on fire around him, and died.

  • Mic 1:6
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    6I will make Samaria a heap of rubble in the open field, a place for planting vineyards. I will pour her stones into the valley and lay bare her foundations.

  • Gen 33:19-20
    2 verses
    64%

    19He bought the plot of land where he had pitched his tent from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.

    20There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.

  • Deut 3:9
    63%

    9(The Sidonians call Hermon 'Sirion,' and the Amorites call it 'Senir.')

  • 1 Kgs 12:25
    63%

    25Then Jeroboam fortified Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. From there he went out and built up Penuel.

  • 2 Chr 27:3-4
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    3He built the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD and carried out extensive construction on the wall of the Ophel.

    4He also built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests, he constructed fortresses and towers.

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
    63%

    15This is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • 1 Chr 21:24-25
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    62%

    24But King David said to Ornan, "No! I insist on paying the full price in silver. I will not take what is yours for the LORD or offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing."

    25So David paid Ornan six hundred shekels of gold by weight for the site.

  • 2 Kgs 17:24
    62%

    24The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and settled them in the towns of Samaria in place of the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.

  • 2 Chr 25:6
    62%

    6He also hired one hundred thousand valiant warriors from Israel for a hundred talents of silver.

  • Jer 32:9
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    9So I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel and weighed out the payment for him—seventeen shekels of silver.

  • 2 Kgs 15:14
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    14Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, attacked Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, killed him, and became king in his place.

  • 2 Sam 24:24
    62%

    24But the king said to Araunah, "No, I insist on paying you for it. I will not offer to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

  • 1 Kgs 11:27
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    27This is the reason Jeroboam raised his hand against the king: Solomon had built the Millo and repaired the breach of the city of David, his father.

  • 2 Kgs 21:4
    62%

    4He built altars in the house of the LORD, about which the LORD had said, 'In Jerusalem I will put My name.'

  • 2 Kgs 18:9-10
    2 verses
    61%

    9In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.

    10At the end of three years, they captured it. So in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.

  • Josh 19:50
    61%

    50As instructed by the LORD, they gave him the city he asked for—Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. He built up the city and settled there.

  • 1 Kgs 16:21
    61%

    21At that time the people of Israel were divided into two factions: half supporting Tibni son of Ginath to make him king, and the other half supporting Omri.

  • 2 Kgs 2:25
    61%

    25From there, he went on to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.

  • Acts 7:16
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    16Their bodies were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor at Shechem.

  • 2 Chr 33:4
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    4He built altars in the temple of the LORD, about which the LORD had said, 'My name will remain in Jerusalem forever.'

  • 1 Kgs 10:27
    61%

    27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the lowlands.

  • 2 Chr 9:27
    61%

    27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as plentiful as sycamore trees in the foothills.

  • 2 Chr 3:1
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    1Then Solomon began building the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

  • 1 Kgs 13:32
    61%

    32For the message he declared by the word of the LORD against the altar at Bethel and against all the shrines of the high places in the towns of Samaria will surely be fulfilled.

  • 2 Chr 8:2
    61%

    2he rebuilt the cities that Huram had given to him and settled the people of Israel in them.

  • 2 Chr 1:15
    61%

    15The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore trees in the foothills.

  • 1 Kgs 22:37
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    37So the king died and was brought to Samaria, where they buried him.

  • 2 Chr 2:1
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    1Solomon assigned seventy thousand men to carry burdens, eighty thousand men to cut stone in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred supervisors to oversee them.

  • 2 Chr 11:6
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    6He built Bethlehem, Etam, and Tekoa,

  • 2 Kgs 18:15
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    15So Hezekiah gave all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king's house.

  • 2 Chr 26:6
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    6He went out to war against the Philistines, broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod, and built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.