1 Kings 16:24
Legacy Standard Bible
24 And he bought the hill [a]Samaria from Shemer for two [b]talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and named the city which he built [c](A)Samaria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill.
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- 1 Kings 16:24 Heb Shomeron
- 1 Kings 16:24 A talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kg
- 1 Kings 16:24 Heb Shomeron
1 Kings 16:24
New International Version
24 He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents[a] of silver and built a city on the hill, calling it Samaria,(A) after Shemer, the name of the former owner of the hill.
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- 1 Kings 16:24 That is, about 150 pounds or about 68 kilograms
1 Kings 16:29
Legacy Standard Bible
Ahab Reigns over Israel
29 Now Ahab the son of Omri became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years.
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1 Kings 16:29
New International Version
Ahab Becomes King of Israel
29 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria over Israel twenty-two years.
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