So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
Parallel translations
- WEB So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigned in his place.
- BSB And Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab reigned in his place.
- NKJV So Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. Then Ahab his son reigned in his place.
- NASB And Omri lay down with his fathers and was buried in Samaria; and his son Ahab became king in his place.
- NLT When Omri died, he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Ahab became the next king.
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Omri dies, is buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab succeeds him.
Overview
Omri's peaceful death and burial in his own capital transfer the throne to Ahab, under whom Israel's apostasy will reach its depths. The succession launches the most dramatic chapter of the northern kingdom's spiritual crisis. The stable handoff ironically ushers in the era of Israel's greatest confrontation with the living God.
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