1 Kings 16:24 — Bible Verse (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.”
1 Kings 16:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 16:24 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 16:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, Samaria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill.”
1 Kings 16:24 — World English Bible
1 Kings 16:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill, Samaria.”
1 Kings 16:24 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 16:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he buyeth the mount Samaria from Shemer, with two talents of silver, and buildeth <FI>on<Fi> the mount, and calleth the name of the city that he hath built by the name of Shemer, lord of the hill--Samaria.”
1 Kings 16:24 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 16:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 that he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.”
1 Kings 16:24 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 16:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he bought the mountaine Samaria of one Shemer for two talents of siluer, and buylt in the mountaine, and called the name of the citie, which he buylt, after the name of Shemer lord of the mountaine, Samaria.”
1 Kings 16:24 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 16:24 in Context — 1 Kings 16
22 Ceux qui suivaient Omri l’emportèrent sur ceux qui suivaient Thibni, fils de Guinath. Thibni mourut, et Omri régna.
23 La trente et unième année d’Asa, roi de Juda, Omri régna sur Israël. Il régna douze ans. Après avoir régné six ans à Thirtsa,
24 il acheta de Schémer la montagne de Samarie pour deux talents d’argent; il bâtit sur la montagne, et il donna à la ville qu’il bâtit le nom de Samarie, d’après le nom de Schémer, seigneur de la montagne.
25 Omri fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de l’Éternel, et il agit plus mal que tous ceux qui avaient été avant lui.
26 Il marcha dans toute la voie de Jéroboam, fils de Nebath, et se livra aux péchés que Jéroboam avait fait commettre à Israël, irritant par leurs idoles l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël.
What Does 1 Kings 16:24 Mean?
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