1Ki 16:24 | HCSB | STEP | then he bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for 150 pounds of silver , and he built up the hill . He named the city he built Samaria based on the name Shemer , the owner of the hill .

1 Kings 16:24

24 then he bought the hill of Samaria ^a from Shemer for 150 pounds ^{▼▼Lit for two talents} of silver, and he built up the hill. He named the city he built Samaria ^{▼▼= Belonging to Shemer’s Clan} based on the name Shemer, the owner of the hill.