1 Kings

Starts with King Solomon's reign, his wisdom, and building the temple, then the kingdom dividing into Israel and Judah.

Chapter 16

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KJV - 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.
He purchased the hill called Shemer in Samaria for two large amounts of silver, then constructed on it and named the city he built after Shemer, the original owner of the hill, calling it Samaria.
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