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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
bought	וַיִּ֜קֶן vai.Yi.ken	H7069	to erect · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
hill	הָהָ֥ר ha.Har	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Samaria	שֹׁמְר֛וֹן sho.me.Ron	H8111	Shomeron · proper noun, a place name
Shemer	שֶׁ֖מֶר She.mer	H8106	Shemer · proper noun, a man's name
talents	בְּכִכְּרַ֣יִם be.khi.ke.Ra.yim	H3603	a circle · preposition + noun, common feminine dual absolute
silver	כָּ֑סֶף Ka.sef	H3701	silver (from its pale color) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
built	וַיִּ֙בֶן֙ vai.Yi.ven	H1129	to build (literally and figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
hill	הָהָ֔ר ha.Har	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
called	וַיִּקְרָ֗א vai.yik.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
name	שֵׁ֤ם shem	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct
city	הָעִיר֙ ha.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
built	בָּנָ֔ה ba.Nah	H1129	to build (literally and figuratively) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
name	שֶׁם shem-	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct
Shemer	שֶׁ֔מֶר She.mer	H8106	Shemer · proper noun, a man's name
owner	אֲדֹנֵ֖י 'a.do.Nei	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine plural construct
hill	הָהָ֥ר ha.Har	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Samaria	שֹׁמְרֽוֹן sho.me.Ron	H8111	Shomeron · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

1 Kings 13:32 For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high places which are…
1 Kings 16:28-29 So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kings 16:32 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.
1 Kings 18:2 And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
1 Kings 20:1 And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and…
1 Kings 22:37 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
2 Kings 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.
2 Kings 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…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 16:15-28

Solomon observes (Pro 28:2) that for the transgression of a land many were the princes thereof (so it was here in Israel), but by a man of understanding the state thereof shall be prolonged - so it was with Judah at the same time under Asa. When men forsake God they are out of the way of rest and establishment. Zimri, and Tibni, and Omri, are here striving for the crown. Proud aspiring men ruin one another, and involve others in the ruin. These confusions end in the settlement of Omri; we must therefore take him along with us through this part of the story. I. How he was chosen, as the Roman emperors often were, by the army in the field, now encamped before Gibbethon. Notice was soon brought…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 16:24

he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer--The palace of Tirzah being in ruins, Omri, in selecting the site of his royal residence, was naturally influenced by considerations both of pleasure and advantage. In the center of a wide amphitheatre of mountains, about six miles from Shechem, rises an oblong hill with steep, yet accessible sides, and a long flat top extending east and west, and rising five hundred or six hundred feet above the valley. What Omri in all probability built as a mere palatial residence, became the capital of the kingdom instead of Shechem. It was as though Versailles had taken the place of Paris, or Windsor of London. The choice of Omri was admirable, in selecting a positio…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 16:24

He bought the hill Samaria of Shemer - This should be read, "He bought the hill of Shomeron from Shomer, and called it Shomeron, (i.e., Little Shomer), after the name of Shomer, owner of the hill." At first the kings of Israel dwelt at Shechem, and then at Tirzah; but this place having suffered much in the civil broils, and the place having been burnt down by Zimri, Omri purposed to found a new city, to which he might transfer the seat of government. He fixed on a hill that belonged to a person of the name of Shomer; and bought it from him for two talents of silver, about 707 3s. 9d. Though this was a large sum in those days, yet we cannot suppose that the hill was very large which was purch…

Dictionary and topics

Ahab — Father’s brother. (1.) The son of Omri, whom he succeeded as the seventh king of Israel. His history is recorded in 1 Kings 16-22. His wife was Jezebel (q.v.), who exercised a very evil influence…
Baasha — Bravery, the third king of the separate kingdom of Israel, and founder of its second dynasty (1 Kings 15; 16; 2 Chr. 16:1-6). He was the son of Ahijah of the tribe of Issachar. The city of Tirzah he…
Israel, Kingdom of — (B.C. 975-B.C. 722). Soon after the death of Solomon, Ahijah’s prophecy (1 Kings 11:31-35) was fulfilled, and the kingdom was rent in twain. Rehoboam, the son and successor of Solomon, was scarcely…
Omri — Servant of Jehovah. When Elah was murdered by Zimri at Tirzah (1 Kings 16:15-27), Omri, his captain, was made king (B.C. 931). For four years there was continued opposition to his reign, Tibni,…
Samaria — A watch-mountain or a watch-tower. In the heart of the mountains of Israel, a few miles north-west of Shechem, stands the “hill of Shomeron,” a solitary mountain, a great “mamelon.” It is an oblong…
Shemer — (preserved), the owner of the hill on which the city of Samaria was built. (1 Kings 16:24) (B.C. 917.) [Samaria]
Cities · Were called for: The proprietor of the land — Were called for: The proprietor of the land
Kings · Who reigned over Israel: Omri — Who reigned over Israel: Omri
Money · Pieces of mentioned: Talent of silver — Pieces of mentioned: Talent of silver
Omri · .Wicked reign and — .Wicked reign and
Samaria · 1. City of, built by O — 1. City of, built by O

1 Kings 16:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 16:15-28

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 16:24

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 16:24

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 16:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 16:15-28

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 16:24

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 16:24

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Kings 16:24

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 16:23-28

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 16:24

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