1 Kings 16:21

Ginath Omri Tibni

¹⁹ 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.

²⁰ As for the rest of the acts of Zimri and the treason he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

At that time the people of Israel were divided: Half of the people supported Tibni son of Ginath as king, and half supported Omri.

²² But the followers of Omri proved stronger than those of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king.

²³ In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.

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: At that time the people of Israel were divided: Half of the people supported Tibni son of Ginath as king, and half supported Omri.
KJV: 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.
WEB: Then the people of Israel were divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king, and half followed Omri.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: 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.
BLB: Then the people of Israel were divided into two parts. Half of the people were behind Tibni son of Ginath to make him king, and half were behind Omri.

ÅB: Da delte folket - Israel - seg i to deler; den ene halvdel av folket holdt med Tibni, Ginats sønn, og gjorde ham til konge, men den andre halvdel holdt med Omri.
OTB: Da ble Israels folk delt i to fraksjoner: halvparten av folket fulgte Tibni, sønn av Ginath, for å gjøre ham til konge; den andre halvparten fulgte Omri.
B1930: Da delte folket - Israel - sig i to deler; den ene halvdel av folket holdt med Tibni, Ginats sønn, og gjorde ham til konge, men den andre halvdel holdt med Omri.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Kings 15:25
In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years.
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Isaiah 9:18–21
For wickedness burns like a fire that consumes the thorns and briers and kindles the forest thickets which roll upward in billows of smoke.
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1 Kings 15:28
In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha killed Nadab and reigned in his place.
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Ephesians 4:3–5
and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
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Isaiah 19:2
“So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
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1 Kings 16:29
In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years.
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1 Corinthians 1:12–13
What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”
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1 Kings 16:8
In the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years.
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