1 Kings 16:22
16:22 Omri’s supporters were stronger than those who supported Tibni son of Ginath. Tibni died; Omri became king.
1 Kings 16:17
16:17 Omri and all Israel went up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.
1 Kings 16:25
16:25 Omri did more evil in the sight of
the
Lord than all who were before him.
1 Kings 16:28
16:28 Omri passed away
and was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab replaced him as king.
1 Kings 16:30
16:30 Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the sight of
the
Lord than all who were before him.
1 Kings 16:29
Ahab Promotes Idolatry
16:29 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri’s son Ahab became king over Israel. Ahab son of Omri ruled over Israel for twenty-two years in Samaria.
1 Kings 16:21
Omri’s Reign over Israel
16:21 At that time the people of Israel were divided in their loyalties. Half the people supported Tibni son of Ginath and wanted to make him king; the other half supported Omri.
1 Kings 16:23
16:23 In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king over Israel. He ruled for twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.
1 Kings 16:27
16:27 The rest of the events of Omri’s reign, including his accomplishments and successes, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.
1 Kings 16:16
16:16 While deployed there, the army received this report:
“Zimri has conspired against the king and assassinated him.”
So all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that very day in the camp.