1 Kings 16:24
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.
KJV
Emitque montem Samariæ a Somer duobus talentis argenti : et ædificavit eum, et vocavit nomen civitatis quam exstruxerat, nomine Semer domini montis, Samariam.
Vulgate
καὶ ἐκτήσατο Ζαμβρεὶ τὸ ὄρος τὸ Σεμερὼν παρὰ Σέμηρ τοῦ κυρίου τοῦ ὄρους ἐν δύο ταλάντων ἀργυρίου, καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν τὸ ὄρος· καὶ ἐπεκάλεσαν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ ὄρους οὗ ᾠκοδόμησαν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι Σάμηρ τοῦ κυρίου τοῦ ὄρους Σαεμηρών.
LXX
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.
ASV
וַ/יִּ֜קֶן אֶת הָ/הָ֥ר שֹׁמְר֛וֹן מֵ֥/אֶת שֶׁ֖מֶר בְּ/כִכְּרַ֣יִם כָּ֑סֶף וַ/יִּ֨בֶן֙ אֶת הָ/הָ֔ר וַ/יִּקְרָ֗א אֶת שֵׁ֤ם הָ/עִיר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּנָ֔ה עַ֣ל שֶׁם שֶׁ֔מֶר אֲדֹנֵ֖י הָ/הָ֥ר שֹׁמְרֽוֹן
Hebrew
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15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
1. Great is shown to be in all things the gain of humility. Thus it is that we have brought arts to perfection, not by learning them all at once from our teachers; it is thus that we have built cities, putting them together slowly, little by little; it is thus that we maintain our life. And marvel not if the thing has so much power in matters pertaining to this life, when in sp…
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 13:32 — For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
- 1Kgs 13:32 — For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
- 1Kgs 16:28 — So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
- 1Kgs 16:32 — And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.
- 1Kgs 18:2 — And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
- 1Kgs 20:1 — And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.
- 1Kgs 22:37 — So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
- 2Kgs 17:1 — In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.
- 2Kgs 17:6 — In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
- 2Kgs 17:24 — And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and t
- Acts 8:5 — Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
- Amos 4:1 — Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
- Isa 7:9 — And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.
- Jer 41:5 — That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in th
- John 4:4 — And he must needs go through Samaria.