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Berean Standard Bible

“He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.”

1 Kings 16:24

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

He got the hill Samaria from Shemer for the price of two talents of silver, and he made a town there, building it on the hill and naming it Samaria, after Shemer the owner of the hill.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y compró él de Semer el monte de Samaria por dos talentos de plata, y edificó en el monte: y llamó el nombre de la ciudad que edificó, Samaria, del nombre de Semer, señor que fué de aquel monte.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Omrí le compró a un tal Sémer el monte de Samaria por sesenta y siete kilos de plata, y edificó allí una ciudad, a la que llamó Samaria en honor de Sémer.

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