1 Kings 16:24-26

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²⁴ then he bought the hill of Samaria^(A) from Shemer for seventy kilograms^[a] of silver, and he built up the hill. He named the city he built Samaria^[b] based on the name Shemer, the owner of the hill.

²⁵ Omri did what was evil in the Lord’s sight; he did more evil than all who were before him.^{(B) 26} He walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat in every respect and continued in his sins that he caused Israel to commit, angering the Lord God of Israel with their worthless idols.^(C)