1 Kings 16:19
17 And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
18 And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king’s house, and burnt the king’s house over him with fire, and died,
For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.
20 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
21 Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- because of the sins he had committed, doing evil in the sight of the LORD and following the example of Jeroboam and the sin he had committed and had caused Israel to commit.
- KJV
- For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.
- WEB
- for his sins which he sinned in doing that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did to make Israel to sin.
- ASV
- for his sins which he sinned in doing that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.
- DARBY
- and he died for his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of Jehovah, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, making Israel to sin.
- BLB
- on account of his sins that he sinned in doing evil in the eyes of YHWH, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin that he did, to cause Israel to sin.
- ÅB
- for de synders skyld som han hadde gjort, idet han gjorde hva ondt var i Herrens øyne, og vandret på Jeroboams vei og i den synd som Jeroboam hadde gjort, så han fikk Israel til å synde.
- OTB
- på grunn av sine synder som han begikk, gjorde ondt i Herrens øyne, ved å vandre i Jeroboams vei, og i den synden han begikk, og fikk Israel til å synde.
- B1930
- for de synders skyld som han hadde gjort, idet han gjorde hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, og vandret på Jeroboams vei og i den synd som Jeroboam hadde gjort, så han fikk Israel til å synde.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 15:26
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.
Read in context1 Kings 14:16
And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.
Read in context1 Kings 12:28
Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Read in context1 Kings 15:34
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.
Read in context1 Kings 15:30
Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger.
Read in contextPsalms 58:9–11
Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.
Read in context1 Kings 16:13
For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
Read in contextPsalms 9:16
The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
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