At that time the people of Israel were divided: Half of the people supported Tibni son of Ginath as king, and half supported Omri.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then the people of Israel were divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV Then the people of Israel were divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king, and half followed Omri.
- NASB Then the people of Israel were divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; the other half followed Omri.
- NLT But now the people of Israel were split into two factions. Half the people tried to make Tibni son of Ginath their king, while the other half supported Omri.
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Israel splits into two factions, half supporting Tibni and half supporting Omri for the throne.
Overview
A civil war divides the northern kingdom between rival claimants, Tibni and Omri. The fracture reveals the deep instability of a people who had abandoned the Lord and lacked a divinely appointed king. The internal division compounds the chaos that has marked Israel since Zimri's coup.
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- 1 Kgs 16:29In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years.
- 1 Cor 1:12–13What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”
- Prov 28:2A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
- 1 Kgs 16:8In the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years.
- Eph 4:3–5and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
- 1 Kgs 15:28In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha killed Nadab and reigned in his place.
- Isa 9:18–21For wickedness burns like a fire that consumes the thorns and briers and kindles the forest thickets which roll upward in billows of smoke.
- 1 Kgs 15:25In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years.
- Matt 12:25Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
- Isa 19:2“So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
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