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Shemer

This is the name of a man. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)

two talents of silver

You may convert this to a modern measure. Alternate translation: "about 66 kilograms of silver" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-bweight)

He built a city

The word "He" refers to Omri. He commanded people to build the city. Alternate translation: "Omri had his people build a city" or "Omri commanded and his workers built a city" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)

after the name of Shemer

This is an idiom that means "to honor Shemer" or "so that people would remember Shemer." (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom)