1 Kings 16:21

1 Kings 16:21 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the people of Israel were split into two factions; half supported Tibni son of Ginath for king, and the other half supported Omri.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (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.

Context of 1 Kings 16:21

19because of his sins which he committed, doing evil in the sight of the Lord, walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he committed, misleading Israel into sin. 20Now as for the rest of the acts of Zimri and his conspiracy which he carried out, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? 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. 22But the people who followed Omri prevailed over the people who followed Tibni the son of Ginath. And Tibni died and Omri became king. 23In 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.

1 Kings 16:21 word by word

אָ֧ז יֵחָלֵ֛ק הָעָ֥ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לַחֵ֑צִי חֲצִ֨י הָעָ֜ם הָ֠יָה אַחֲרֵ֨י תִבְנִ֤י בֶן־גִּינַת֙ לְהַמְלִיכ֔וֹ וְהַחֲצִ֖י אַחֲרֵ֥י עָמְרִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• Thenאָז'âz · thenH227
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• were dividedחָלַקchâlaq · to divideH2505
• into twoחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• followedהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• followedאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• Tibniתִּבְנִיtibnîy · TibniH8402
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Ginathגִּינַ֑תgîynath · GinathH1527
• to makeמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• him kingמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• Omriעׇמְרִי‛omrîy · OmriH6018

Cross-references for 1 Kings 16:21

• 1 Kings 16:8In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha became king over Israel at Tirzah, and reigned for two years.
• 1 Kings 15:25Now Nadab the son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel for two years.
• Proverbs 28:2Due to a wrongdoing of a land its leaders are many, But by a person of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.
• Isaiah 9:18For wickedness burns like a fire; It consumes briars and thorns; It also sets the thickets of the forest aflame And they roll upward in a column of smoke.
• Isaiah 19:2“So I will incite Egyptians against Egyptians; And they will fight, each against his brother and each against his neighbor, City against city and kingdom against kingdom.
• Matthew 12:25And knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and no city or house divided against itself will stand.
• 1 Corinthians 1:12Now I mean this, that each one of you is saying, “I am with Paul,” or “I am with Apollos,” or “I am with Cephas,” or “I am with Christ.”
• Ephesians 4:3being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 16:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Divided into two parts - Why this division took place we cannot tell; the people appear to have been for Tibni, the army for Omri; and the latter prevailed.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 16:21

• Ginath
• Omri
• Tibni
• War

In the dictionaries

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

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