Nave’s Topical Bible
Omri
8 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- King of Israel
- Was commander of the army of Israel, and was proclaimed king by the army upon news of the assassination of King Elah
- Defeats his rival, Tibni, and establishes himself
- Surrendered cities to king of Syria
- Wicked reign and death of
- Denounced by Micah
- A son of Becher, grandson of Benjamin
- A descendant of Pharez
- Son of Michael, and ruler of the tribe of Issachar during The time of David
Bible verses about “Omri”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- 1 Kings 16:16And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.
- 1 Kings 16:17And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
- 1 Kings 16:18And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king’s house, and burnt the king’s house over him with fire, and died,
- 1 Kings 16:19For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the Lord, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.
- 1 Kings 16:20Now 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?
- 1 Kings 16:21Then 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.
- 1 Kings 16:22But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.
- 1 Kings 20:34And Ben–hadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.
- 1 Kings 16:23In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.
- 1 Kings 16:24And 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.
- 1 Kings 16:25But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all that were before him.
- 1 Kings 16:26For 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.
- 1 Kings 16:27Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
- 1 Kings 16:28So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
- Micah 6:16For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.
- 1 Chronicles 7:8And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.
- 1 Chronicles 9:4Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.
- 1 Chronicles 27:18Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael: