1 Kings 16:22-24

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²² However, the people who followed Omri proved stronger than those who followed Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king.

Israel’s King Omri

²³ In the thirty-first year of Judah’s King Asa, Omri became king over Israel, and he reigned for twelve years. He reigned for six years in Tirzah,^{(A) 24} then he bought the hill of Samaria^(B) 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.