²⁴ then he bought the hill of Samaria^(A) from Shemer for 150 pounds^[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.

Israel’s King Ahaziah

⁵¹ Ahaziah^(A) son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria^(B) in the seventeenth year of Judah’s King Jehoshaphat^(C) and reigned over Israel two years.