Verse 21

1 Kings 16:21

New King James Version

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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.

Original Language Text

hebrew

אָ֧ז יֵחָלֵ֛ק הָ/עָ֥ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לַ/חֵ֑צִי חֲצִ֨י הָ/עָ֜ם הָ֠יָה אַחֲרֵ֨י תִבְנִ֤י בֶן גִּינַת֙ לְ/הַמְלִיכ֔/וֹ וְ/הַ/חֲצִ֖י אַחֲרֵ֥י עָמְרִֽי

English Translation

Then the people of Israel shall be divided; half of the people shall be after the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, and the other half after the reign of Omri.

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Chapter 16 Context

1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, Focus ↗

2 Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou ha... Focus ↗

3 Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy... Focus ↗

4 Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields sha... Focus ↗

5 Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book... Focus ↗

6 So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead. Focus ↗

7 And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha,... Focus ↗

8 In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel... Focus ↗

9 And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, dri... Focus ↗

10 And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah... Focus ↗

11 And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the h... Focus ↗

12 Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake ag... Focus ↗

13 For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they ma... Focus ↗

14 Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chro... Focus ↗

15 In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the pe... Focus ↗

16 And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: whe... Focus ↗

17 And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. Focus ↗

18 And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the kin... Focus ↗

19 For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jerobo... Focus ↗

20 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book... Focus ↗

21 Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of...

22 But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath... Focus ↗

23 In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six... Focus ↗

24 And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and calle... Focus ↗

25 But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him. Focus ↗

26 For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel t... Focus ↗

27 Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not written in... Focus ↗

28 So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead. Focus ↗

29 And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Isra... Focus ↗

30 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him. Focus ↗

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... Focus ↗

32 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. Focus ↗

33 And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God (Elohim) of Israel to anger than al... Focus ↗

34 In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his first... Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 16 (34 verses)
Version: New King James Version

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