In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri became king over Israel, and reigned twelve years. Six years he reigned in Tirzah.
Parallel translations
- WEB In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri began to reign over Israel for twelve years. He reigned six years in Tirzah.
- KJV In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.
- BSB In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.
- NASB In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri became king over Israel and reigned for twelve years; he reigned for six years at Tirzah.
- NLT Omri began to rule over Israel in the thirty-first year of King Asa’s reign in Judah. He reigned twelve years in all, six of them in Tirzah.
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Omri begins a twelve-year reign over Israel, the first six years based in Tirzah.
Overview
Omri's accession is dated to Asa's thirty-first year, and his reign is summarized with its capital first at Tirzah. Though the Bible devotes few verses to him, Omri was historically significant enough that Assyrian records later called Israel 'the house of Omri.' Scripture, however, measures him not by international fame but by his standing before God.
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- 2 Chr 22:2Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.
- 1 Kgs 16:29In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri began to reign over Israel. Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years.
- 1 Kgs 15:21When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and lived in Tirzah.
- 1 Kgs 16:8In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha began to reign over Israel in Tirzah for two years.
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