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 Living Translation (NLT)But now the people of Israel were split into two factions. Half the people tried to make Tibni son of Ginath their king, while the other half supported Omri.

Context of 1 Kings 16:21

19because of the sins which he had committed in doing evil in the sight of the Lord, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he had committed to make Israel sin. 20Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and the treason he committed, 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, and half followed Omri. 22But the people who followed Omri prevailed over the people who followed Tibni the son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri reigned. 23In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri became king over Israel, and reigned twelve years. Six years he reigned in 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

Words taken from the KJV.

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

People and places in 1 Kings 16:21

• Ginath
• Israel
• Omri
• Tibni

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, and reigned two years in Tirzah.
• 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 two years.
• Proverbs 28:2Because of the transgression of a land, many are its princes; But by a man of understanding and knowledge Right will be prolonged.
• Isaiah 9:18For wickedness burns as the fire; It shall devour the briers and thorns, And kindle in the thickets of the forest; They shall mount up like rising smoke.
• Isaiah 19:2“I will set Egyptians against Egyptians; Everyone will fight against his brother, And everyone against his neighbor, City against city, kingdom against kingdom.
• Matthew 12:25But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
• 1 Corinthians 1:12Now I say this, that each of you says, “I am of Paul,” or “I am of Apollos,” or “I am of Cephas,” or “I am of Christ.”
• Ephesians 4:3endeavoring 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