KJV King James Version
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.
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1 Kings 16:23
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, and reigned twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah reigned hath Omri over Israel twelve years; in Tirzah he hath reigned six years,
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 16
20 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
21 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.
22 But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.
23 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.
24 And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.
25 But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that [were] before him.
26 For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
בִּשְׁנַת֩H8141 · sha.nehyearשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםH7970 · she.lo.shimthirtyוְאַחַ֜תH259 · e.chadoneשָׁנָ֗הH8141 · sha.nehyearלְאָסָא֙H609 · a.saAsaמֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingיְהוּדָ֔הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahמָלַ֤ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignעָמְרִי֙H6018 · om.riOmriעַל־H5921 · aluponיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelשְׁתֵּ֥יםH8147 · she.na.yimtwoעֶשְׂרֵ֖הH6240 · a.sartenשָׁנָ֑הH8141 · sha.nehyearבְּתִרְצָ֖הH8656 · tir.tsahTirzahמָלַ֥ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignשֵׁשׁ־H8337 · sheshsixשָׁנִֽים׃H8141 · sha.nehyear
Cross-references
1 Kings 16:29And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.1 Kings 16:8In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.1 Kings 15:21And it came to pass, when Baasha heard [thereof], that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.2 Chronicles 22:2Forty and two years old [was] Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also [was] Athaliah the daughter of Omri.
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