24 then he bought the hill of Samaria(A) from Shemer for 150 pounds[a] of silver, and he built up the hill. He named the city he built Samaria[b] based on the name Shemer, the owner of the hill.

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Footnotes

  1. 16:24 Lit for two talents
  2. 16:24 = Belonging to Shemer’s Clan

Israel’s King Ahaziah

51 Ahaziah(A) son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria(B) in the seventeenth year of Judah’s King Jehoshaphat,(C) and he reigned over Israel two years.

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