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.
He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver, built a city on the hill, and named the city Samaria after Shemer, who had owned the hill.
This verse describes how King Omri purchased land and built the city of Samaria, naming it after the previous landowner.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of the divided kingdom, King Omri of Israel came to power after a period of instability and conflict among rival kings. He purchased the hill of Samaria from a man named Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, which he named after the seller, establishing it as the new capital of the northern kingdom. This event marked a shift in Israel's political landscape, as Samaria later became a center of both prosperity and idolatry in the nation's history.
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