1 Kings 16:24

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.

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Other Translations

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
  • 1 Kgs 16:28-29 : 28 So Omri slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and Ahab his son reigned in his place. 29 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.
  • 1 Kgs 16:32 : 32 He raised up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria.
  • 1 Kgs 18:2 : 2 And Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. And there was a severe famine in Samaria.
  • 1 Kgs 20:1 : 1 And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together: there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.
  • 1 Kgs 22:37 : 37 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
  • 2 Kgs 17:1 : 1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel for nine years.
  • 2 Kgs 17:6 : 6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria, and carried Israel away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
  • 2 Kgs 17:24 : 24 The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Ava, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; they possessed Samaria and lived in its cities.
  • John 4:4-5 : 4 And he needed to go through Samaria. 5 Then he came to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
  • Acts 8:5-8 : 5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ to them. 6 And the people with one accord gave heed to those things which Philip spoke, hearing and seeing the miracles he did. 7 For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed. 8 And there was great joy in that city.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 16:23
    73%

    23In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri began to reign over Israel, and he reigned twelve years; six years he reigned in Tirzah.

  • 1 Kgs 16:25-29
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    70%

    25But Omri did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.

    26For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat and in the sins that he made Israel to sin, provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their idols.

    27Now 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 chronicles of the kings of Israel?

    28So Omri slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and Ahab his son reigned in his place.

    29In 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.

  • 1 Kgs 16:32
    66%

    32He raised up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria.

  • 2 Kgs 6:24
    65%

    24And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

  • 1 Kgs 16:15-18
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    15In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days in Tirzah. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.

    16The troops who were encamped heard it said, 'Zimri has conspired and has also killed the king.' Therefore all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp.

    17So Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.

    18When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the king's house and burned the king's house down over himself with fire and died,

  • Mic 1:6
    65%

    6Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of the field, and as the plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down her stones into the valley, and I will uncover her foundations.

  • Gen 33:19-20
    2 verses
    64%

    19And he bought a piece of land where he had pitched his tent, from the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for one hundred pieces of money.

    20And he erected an altar there and called it El Elohe Israel.

  • Deut 3:9
    63%

    9(Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion, and the Amorites call it Shenir;)

  • 1 Kgs 12:25
    63%

    25Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the mount of Ephraim and lived there, and went out from there and built Penuel.

  • 2 Chr 27:3-4
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    63%

    3He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built extensively.

    4Moreover, he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests, he built fortresses and towers.

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
    63%

    15This is the reason for the levy which king Solomon raised; to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • 1 Chr 21:24-25
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    62%

    24But King David said to Ornan, No; but I will buy it for the full price: for I will not take what is yours for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.

    25So David gave to Ornan six hundred shekels of gold by weight for the place.

  • 2 Kgs 17:24
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    24The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Ava, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; they possessed Samaria and lived in its cities.

  • 2 Chr 25:6
    62%

    6He also hired one hundred thousand mighty men of valor out of Israel for one hundred talents of silver.

  • Jer 32:9
    62%

    9And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, seventeen shekels of silver.

  • 2 Kgs 15:14
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    14For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and struck Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and killed him, and reigned in his place.

  • 2 Sam 24:24
    62%

    24And the king said to Araunah, No; but I will surely buy it from you at a price: nor will I offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God of that which costs me nothing. So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

  • 1 Kgs 11:27
    62%

    27And this was the cause that he raised his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaks in the city of David his father.

  • 2 Kgs 21:4
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    4And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of 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 came up 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%

    50According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnathserah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt there.

  • 1 Kgs 16:21
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    21Then the people of Israel were divided into two factions: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king, and half followed Omri.

  • 2 Kgs 2:25
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    25And he went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.

  • Acts 7:16
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    16And were carried over into Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem.

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    4He also built altars in the house of the LORD, where the LORD had said, 'In Jerusalem shall my name be forever.'

  • 1 Kgs 10:27
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    27And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar made he as plentiful as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.

  • 2 Chr 9:27
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    27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars as abundant as sycamores in the low country.

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

  • 1 Kgs 13:32
    61%

    32For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.

  • 2 Chr 8:2
    61%

    2That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

  • 2 Chr 1:15
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    15And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plentiful as stones, and cedar trees he made as the sycamore trees that are in the valley for abundance.

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

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    1And Solomon resolved to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

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    6He built Bethlehem, Etam, and Tekoa,

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    15Hezekiah gave him all the silver found in the house of the LORD and the treasuries of the king's house.

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    6And he went out and fought against the Philistines, breaking down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities around Ashdod among the Philistines.