24 He bought the hill [a]Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and named the city which he built [b](A)Samaria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 16:24 Heb Shomeron
  2. 1 Kings 16:24 Heb Shomeron

The Siege of Samaria—Cannibalism

24 Now it came about after this, that (A)Ben-hadad king of Aram gathered all his army and went up and besieged Samaria.

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