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And the people who were encamped heard it said, "Zimri has conspired and has also struck down the king." Therefore, all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp.
And
Omri went up from Giveton, and all Israel with him, and they besieged
Tirtsah.
[The sixth king of Israel (the northern kingdom) – Omri (884-873 BC)
The name Omri means "sheaf of grain."]
At that time, the people of Israel were divided into two parts, half of the people followed Tivni, the son of Ginath, and made him king, and the other half followed Omri.
And the people who followed Omri were stronger (more steadfast, braver) than the people who followed Tivni, the son of Ginat, and Tivni died and Omri reigned.
In the 31st year of Asa, king of Judah
[4th king of the Southern Kingdom],
Omri began to reign over Israel and reigned for 12 years, 6 years of which he reigned in
Tirtsah [northeast of Shechem; present-day Tell el-Farah].
And Omri did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord (Yahweh) and did more evil than all who were before him.
The rest of the acts of Omri, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
And Omri slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and Ahab (Hebr. Achav; meaning "father's brother"), his son, reigned in his place.
[The seventh king of Israel (the northern kingdom) – Ahab (874-853 BC)
His name Achav means "father's brother".]
Ahab (Hebr. Achav), son of Omri, became king of Israel [the eighth king of the northern kingdom]. This happened during the 38th year of Asa, king of Judah [the southern kingdom]. Ahab, son of Omri, reigned over Israel in Samaria for 22 years [874-853 BC].
And Ahab, son of Omri, did evil in the sight of the Lord (Yahweh), more than all who were before him.
Ahaziah was 22 years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's [queen mother's] name was Athaliah (Hebr. Ataljaho), daughter of Omri, king of Israel.
Ahaziah was 22 [42] years old when he becameking, and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. His mother [the queen mother] was named Athaliah (Hebr. Ataljaho), the daughter of Omri [the 6th king of the Northern Kingdom].
[The Hebrew text says 42 years, but the Greek translation and several others say 22 years, as in the parallel passage in .]
[The evil king] Omri's decrees (literally "things engraved") are obeyed
and all the customs of [his son] Ahab's house
and you walk according to their counsel,
so that I must make you something that arouses wonder
and your inhabitants a hissing,
and you shall bear the reproaches of my people.
[Omri and his son Ahab (married to Jezebel) ruled the northern kingdom in the early 800s BC. Omri and Ahab did more evil than all the kings before them, see , ; . The expression "the decrees of Omri" serves as a title for the kingdom's apostasy and idolatry. Omri's dynasty ruled until a generation before Mic., when Zechariah died, see .]
