1 Kings 16:21-28

Expanded Bible

Omri King of Israel

²¹ The people of Israel were divided into two ·groups [factions; parts]. Half of the people ·wanted [followed; supported] Tibni son of Ginath to be king, while the other half ·wanted [followed; supported] Omri. ²² Omri’s followers ·were stronger than [prevailed over; overcame] the followers of Tibni son of Ginath, so Tibni died, and Omri became king.

²³ Omri became king of Israel during the thirty-first year Asa was king of Judah. Omri ruled Israel for twelve years, six of those years in the city of Tirzah. ²⁴ He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for ·about one hundred fifty pounds [^Ltwo talents] of silver. Omri built a ·city [fortified city] on that hill and called it Samaria after the name of its earlier owner, Shemer.

²⁵ But Omri did ·what the Lord said was wrong [^Levil in the eyes/sight of the Lord]; he did more evil than all the kings who came before him. ²⁶ Jeroboam son of Nebat had led the people of Israel to sin, and Omri ·sinned in the same way as [^Lwalked in the way/path of] Jeroboam. The Israelites ·provoked [aroused] the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger ·because they worshiped [with their] worthless idols.

²⁷ Everything else Omri did and all his successes ·are [^Lare they not…?] written in the book of the ·history [chronicles; annals; 14:19] of the kings of Israel. ²⁸ So Omri ·died [^Llay down/^Tslept with his fathers/ancestors] and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab became king in his place.