1 Kings 16:29
27 Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
28 So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.
30 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.
31 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.
- WEB
- In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri began to reign over Israel. Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years.
- ASV
- And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.
- DARBY
- And Ahab the son of Omri began to reign over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah; and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years.
- BLB
- And Ahab son of Omri became king over Israel in the thirtieth year and eighth year of Asa king of Judah. And Ahab son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years.
- ÅB
- Akab, Omris sønn, ble konge over Israel i Asas, Judas konges åtte og trettiende år; og Akab, Omris sønn, regjerte over Israel i Samaria i to og tyve år.
- OTB
- Nå begynte Akab, sønn av Omri, å regjere over Israel i det åtteogtrettiende året av Asa, kongen av Juda, og Akab, sønn av Omri, regjerte over Israel i Samaria i tjueto år.
- B1930
- Akab, Omris sønn, blev konge over Israel i Asas, Judas konges åtte og trettiende år; og Akab, Omris sønn, regjerte over Israel i Samaria i to og tyve år.