28 And Omri [a]lay down with his fathers and was buried in Samaria; and his son Ahab became king in his place.

29 Now Ahab the son of Omri became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria for twenty-two years.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 16:28 I.e., died

28 Omri rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria.(A) And Ahab his son succeeded him as king.

Ahab Becomes King of Israel

29 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria over Israel twenty-two years.

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32 So he erected an altar for Baal at (A)the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria.

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32 He set up an altar(A) for Baal in the temple(B) of Baal that he built in Samaria.

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