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1 Kings 16:24-26
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24 He purchased the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents[a] of silver. He launched a construction project there[b] and named the city he built after Shemer, the former owner of the hill of Samaria. 25 Omri did more evil in the sight of[c] the Lord than all who were before him. 26 He followed in the footsteps of Jeroboam son of Nebat and encouraged Israel to sin;[d] they angered the Lord God of Israel with their worthless idols.[e]

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  1. 1 Kings 16:24 tn The Hebrew term כִּכָּר (kikkar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or to a standard unit of weight, generally regarded as a talent. Since the accepted weight for a talent of metal is about 75 pounds, this would have amounted to about 150 pounds of silver.
  2. 1 Kings 16:24 tn Heb “he built up the hill.”
  3. 1 Kings 16:25 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
  4. 1 Kings 16:26 tn Heb “walked in all the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sin which he made Israel sin.”
  5. 1 Kings 16:26 tn Heb “angering the Lord God of Israel with their empty things.”
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