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1 Kings 16:24-26
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Kings 16:24-26
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
24 He bought the hill of Samar′ia[a] from Shemer for two talents of silver; and he fortified the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, Samar′ia, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill.
25 Omri did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and did more evil than all who were before him. 26 For he walked in all the way of Jerobo′am the son of Nebat, and in the sins which he made Israel to sin, provoking the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger by their idols.
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- 16.24 hill of Samaria: One of the most splendid sites in the Middle East for a capital city. But even so, the northern kingdom never achieved stability.
1 Kings 16:24-26
New International Version
1 Kings 16:24-26
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.
25 But Omri did evil(B) in the eyes of the Lord and sinned more than all those before him. 26 He followed completely the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat, committing the same sin Jeroboam had caused(C) Israel to commit, so that they aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, by their worthless idols.(D)
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- 1 Kings 16:24 That is, about 150 pounds or about 68 kilograms
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