Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageHe purchased the hill of Samaria from a man named Shemer for two talents of silver, built a city upon it, and named it Samaria after Shemer, the hill's original owner.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GHe bought the hill of Shomron from Shemer for two talents of silver, and built upon the hill, naming the city he built Shomron — after Shemer, the former owner of the hill.
KJV
King James VersionAnd 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.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleHe 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.
Footnotes
*Shomron* (שֹׁמְרוֹן) — the founding of Samaria is one of the most consequential acts in Israel's history. Unlike earlier capitals with tribal or patriarchal associations, Samaria was a clean commercial purchase with no prior Israelite claim — a political tabula rasa giving Omri total freedom to build a dynasty untethered from tribal loyalties. Archaeologically, Omri's Samaria was impressive; internationally, Assyrian records refer to Israel as 'the house of Omri' for a century after his dynasty ended. FOG preserves 'Shomron'; FOG Message uses 'Samaria' as its enduring English form.
