1 Kings 16:22

1 Kings 16:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.
• New International Version (NIV)But Omri’s followers proved stronger than those of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the people who followed Omri overcame the people who followed Tibni the son of Ginath. So Tibni died, and Omri became king.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the people who followed Omri prevailed over the people who followed Tibni the son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri reigned.

Context of 1 Kings 16:22

20Isn’t everything else about Zimri and his plot written in the official records of the kings of Israel? 21Then the army of Israel was divided into two factions. Half of the army followed Tibni, son of Ginath, and wanted to make him king. The ⌞other⌟ half followed Omri. But the half which followed Omri was stronger than the half which followed Tibni, Ginath’s son. Tibni died, and Omri became king. 23Omri began to rule Israel in Asa’s thirty-first year as king of Judah. He ruled for 12 years, 6 of them in Tirzah. 24Omri bought a hill from Shemer for 150 pounds of silver. He fortified the hill and built the city of Samaria on it. He named the city after its former owner, Shemer.

1 Kings 16:22 word by word

וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַחֲרֵ֣י עָמְרִ֔י אֶת־הָעָ֕ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַחֲרֵ֖י תִּבְנִ֣י בֶן־גִּינַ֑ת וַיָּ֣מָת תִּבְנִ֔י וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ עָמְרִֽי׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• that followedאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• Omriעׇמְרִי‛omrîy · OmriH6018
• prevailedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: prevail overH2388
• againstאֵת'êth · withH854
• Tibniתִּבְנִיtibnîy · TibniH8402
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Ginathגִּינַ֑תgîynath · GinathH1527
• diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• reignedמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427

Commentaries on 1 Kings 16:22

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22From a comparison of the dates given in 1 Kings 16:15, 1 Kings 16:23, 1 Kings 16:29 it follows that the contest between the two pretenders lasted four years. Tibni‘s death can scarcely be supposed to have been natural. Either he must have been slain in battle against Omri, or have fallen into his hands and been put to death. There has probably been some derangement of the text here. The passage may have run thus: “So Tibni died, and Omri reigned in the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-28Verses 15-28 When men forsake God, they will be left to plague one another. Proud aspiring men ruin one another. Omri struggled with Tibni some years. Though we do not always understand the rules by which God governs nations and individuals in his providence, we may learn useful lessons from the history before us. When tyrants succeed each other, and massacres, conspiracies, and civil wars, we may be sure the Lord has a controversy with the people for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-22Tibni is only mentioned in this passage, and Ginath is not known. In the Greek Old Testament, Tibni's brother Joram helped him in his unsuccessful attempt to gain power. Both Tibni and Joram died in the conflict with Omri.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2221-22. Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts--The factions that ensued occasioned a four years' duration (compare 1Ki 16:15 with 1Ki 16:23), of anarchy or civil war. Whatever might be the public opinion of Omri's merits a large body of the people disapproved of the mode of his election, and declared for Tibni. The army, however, as usual in such circumstances (and they had the will of Providence favoring them), prevailed over all…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 16:22

• Ginath
• Omri
• Tibni

In the dictionaries

• Omri
• Ahab
• Baasha
• Tibni
• Ginath
• Israel, History of

Commentaries on 1 Kings 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings