1 Kings 16:8-28

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. 9And his servant 1Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now 2Elah was in Tirzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, 3who was in charge of the household in Tirzah. 10Then Zimri came in and struck him and put him to death in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and he became king in his place. 11And when he became king, as soon as he sat on his throne, 4he 5killed all the household of Baasha; he did not leave 6a single male alive, either of his 7relatives or of his friends.

12So Zimri eliminated all the household of Baasha, 8in accordance with the word of the Lord which He spoke against Baasha through 9Jehu the prophet, 13for all the sins of Baasha and the sins of his son Elah, which they 10committed and into which they misled Israel, 11provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger with their 12idols. 1413Now as for the rest of the acts of Elah and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

15In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned for seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were camped against 14Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. 16And the people who were camped heard 15it being said, “Zimri has conspired and has also struck and killed the king!” Therefore all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp. 17Then Omri and all Israel with him went up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah. 18When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the king’s house and burned the king’s house over himself with fire, and 16died, 19because of his sins which he 17committed, doing evil in the sight of the Lord, 18walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he committed, misleading Israel into sin. 2019Now as for the rest of the acts of Zimri and his conspiracy which he 20carried out, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

21Then 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 21Tirzah. 24And he purchased the hill 22Samaria from Shemer for 23two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and named the city which he built 2425Samaria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill.

25Now 26Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, and 27acted more wickedly than all who were before him. 26For he 28walked 29entirely in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat and in his sins into which he misled Israel, provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger with their 30idols. 27Now as for the rest of the acts of Omri which he did and his might which he 31displayed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? 28And Omri 32lay down with his fathers and was buried in Samaria; and his son Ahab became king in his place.