1 Kings 16:24

1 Kings 16:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city on the hill, calling it Samaria, after Shemer, the name of the former owner of the hill.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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 that he built Samaria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver; then he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, Samaria, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill.

Context of 1 Kings 16:24

22But the people who followed Omri prevailed over the people who followed Tibni the son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king. 23In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri became king over Israel and reigned for twelve years. He reigned six years at Tirzah. Omri bought the hill Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver, and he built a city on the hill [and fortified it], and named the city which he built Samaria, after the owner of the hill, Shemer. 25But Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, and acted more wickedly than all who came before him. 26He walked in all the ways of Jeroboam the son of Nebat and in his sin, which he made Israel commit, provoking the Lord God of Israel, [to anger] with their idols.

1 Kings 16:24 word by word

וַיִּ֜קֶן אֶת־הָהָ֥ר שֹׁמְר֛וֹן מֵ֥אֶת שֶׁ֖מֶר בְּכִכְּרַ֣יִם כָּ֑סֶף וַיִּ֙בֶן֙ אֶת־הָהָ֔ר וַיִּקְרָ֗א אֶת־שֵׁ֤ם הָעִיר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּנָ֔ה עַ֣ל שֶׁם־שֶׁ֔מֶר אֲדֹנֵ֖י הָהָ֥ר שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he boughtקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069
• the hillהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshômerôn · SamariaH8111
• of Shemerשֶׁ֫מֶרshemer · ShemerH8106
• for two talentsכִּכָּרkikâr · talentH3603
• of silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• and builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• ownerאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113

Cross-references for 1 Kings 16:24

• 1 Kings 13:32For the words which he cried out 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 certainly come to pass.”
• 1 Kings 18:2So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria.
• 1 Kings 20:1Ben-hadad king of Aram (Syria) gathered all his army together; thirty-two kings were [allied] with him, with horses and chariots. And he went up and besieged Samaria [Israel’s capital], and fought against it.
• 1 Kings 22:37So the king died and was brought to Samaria, and they buried the king in Samaria.
• 2 Kings 17:1In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah became king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned for nine years.
• John 4:4Now He had to go through Samaria.
• Acts 8:5Philip [the evangelist] went down to the city of Samaria and began proclaiming Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) to them.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 16:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24He bought the hill Samaria of Shemer - This should be read, "He bought the hill of Shomeron from Shomer, and called it Shomeron, (i.e., Little Shomer), after the name of Shomer, owner of the hill." At first the kings of Israel dwelt at Shechem, and then at Tirzah; but this place having suffered much in the civil broils, and the place having been burnt down by Zimri, Omri purposed to found a new city, to which he might transfer the seat of government. He…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24“Samaria” represents the Greek form of the name ́ Samareia the original is שׁמרון shômerôn (margin). The site is marked by the modern “Sebustiyeh,” an Arabic corruption of Sebaste, the name given by Herod to Samaria when he rebuilt it. Sebustiyeh is situated on a very remarkable “hill.” In the heart of the mountains of Israel occurs a deep basin-shaped depression, in the midst of which rises an oblong hill, with steep but not inaccessible sides, and a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-28Verses 15-28 When men forsake God, they will be left to plague one another. Proud aspiring men ruin one another. Omri struggled with Tibni some years. Though we do not always understand the rules by which God governs nations and individuals in his providence, we may learn useful lessons from the history before us. When tyrants succeed each other, and massacres, conspiracies, and civil wars, we may be sure the Lord has a controversy with the people for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24Omri founded the city of Samaria and moved the capital there from Tirzah. Samaria remained Israel's capital until it fell in 722 BC. This location offered Israel a central and defensible hill in the northern kingdom, allowing control over the trade routes below. Omri enjoyed his new capital for only six years before he died (1 Kings 16:28).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer--The palace of Tirzah being in ruins, Omri, in selecting the site of his royal residence, was naturally influenced by considerations both of pleasure and advantage. In the center of a wide amphitheatre of mountains, about six miles from Shechem, rises an oblong hill with steep, yet accessible sides, and a long flat top extending east and west, and rising five hundred or six hundred feet above the valley. What Omri…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 16:24

• Omri
• Samaria
• Shemer
• Tirzah

In the dictionaries

• Samaria
• Ahab
• Baasha
• Omri
• Ephron (1)
• Hoshea
• Israel, History of
• Palestine Exploration
• Samaria, City of
• Shemer

Commentaries on 1 Kings 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings