1 Kings 16:21

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At that time the people of Israel were divided into two factions: half supporting Tibni son of Ginath to make him king, and the other half supporting Omri.

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  • 1 Kgs 15:25 : 25 Nadab son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel for two years.
  • 1 Kgs 15:28 : 28 Baasha killed Nadab in the third year of Asa king of Judah and reigned in his place.
  • 1 Kgs 16:8 : 8 In the twenty-sixth year of Asa, king of Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king over Israel in Tirzah, and he reigned for two years.
  • 1 Kgs 16:29 : 29 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king over Israel, and he reigned in Samaria for twenty-two years.
  • Prov 28:2 : 2 When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will endure.
  • Isa 9:18-20 : 18 By the wrath of the LORD Almighty, the land is scorched, and the people are like fuel for the fire; no one spares his brother. 19 They carve meat on the right, but they are still hungry; they devour on the left, but they are not satisfied. Each eats the flesh of his own arm. 20 Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim devours Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Yet for all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still stretched out.
  • Isa 19:2 : 2 I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians, and they will fight, each against his brother, each against his neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
  • Matt 12:25 : 25 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, 'Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to ruin, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.'
  • 1 Cor 1:12-13 : 12 What I mean is this: One of you says, 'I follow Paul,' another, 'I follow Apollos,' another, 'I follow Cephas,' and still another, 'I follow Christ.' 13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
  • Eph 4:3-5 : 3 making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope at your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

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  • 1 Kgs 16:22-23
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    22But the people who supported Omri proved stronger than the people who supported Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died, and Omri became king.

    23In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri became king over Israel, and he reigned for twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.

  • 1 Kgs 16:14-20
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    77%

    14The rest of the acts of Elah, 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 in Tirzah for seven days. The army was encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.

    16When the troops who were camped heard it said, 'Zimri has conspired and struck down the king,' all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that very day in the camp.

    17Then Omri and all Israel with him marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

    18When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he went into the citadel of the royal palace, set it on fire around him, and died.

    19This happened because of the sins he committed, doing evil in the eyes of the Lord and walking in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin, which he caused Israel to commit.

    20The rest of the acts of Zimri, and the conspiracy he carried out, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

  • 1 Kgs 16:25-29
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    25But Omri did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord and was worse than all who were before him.

    26He walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins, which he caused Israel to commit, provoking the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.

    27The rest of the acts of Omri that he did, and the might he displayed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

    28Omri rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab became king in his place.

    29In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king over Israel, and he reigned in Samaria for twenty-two years.

  • 2 Kgs 17:21-22
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    68%

    21For when Israel was torn from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king. Jeroboam drove Israel away from following the Lord and led them into great sin.

    22The Israelites persisted in all the sins Jeroboam committed and did not turn away from them.

  • 1 Kgs 12:15-16
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    15So the king refused to listen to the people, for this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word spoken by the LORD through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

    16When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, they answered the king: "What share do we have in David, what part in Jesse's son? To your tents, Israel! Look after your own house, David!" So the Israelites went home.

  • 1 Kgs 16:8-10
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    8In the twenty-sixth year of Asa, king of Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king over Israel in Tirzah, and he reigned for two years.

    9Then his servant Zimri, commander of half the chariots, conspired against him. Elah was in Tirzah at the home of Arza, who was over the household, drinking himself drunk.

    10Zimri came in, struck him down, and killed him in the twenty-seventh year of Asa, king of Judah, and reigned in his place.

  • 1 Kgs 12:19-20
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    19So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.

    20When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent for him and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the house of David.

  • 2 Chr 10:15-17
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    15So the king did not listen to the people, for this turn of events was from God, to fulfill the word the Lord had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

    16When all Israel realized that the king had not listened to them, they responded to the king, saying, "What share do we have in David? What inheritance is there for us in the son of Jesse? Every man to your tents, Israel! Now take care of your own house, David!" So all the Israelites returned to their homes.

    17But as for the Israelites who were living in the towns of Judah, Rehoboam continued to reign over them.

  • 2 Chr 10:19
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    19So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.

  • 1 Kgs 14:16
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    16He will give up Israel because of the sins Jeroboam committed and made Israel commit.

  • 1 Kgs 14:14
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    14The LORD will raise up a king over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is the day! What indeed is even now happening!

  • 1 Kgs 14:19
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    19The rest of the acts of Jeroboam—how he waged war and how he reigned—are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

  • 2 Kgs 15:14-15
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    14Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, attacked Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, killed him, and became king in his place.

    15The other events of Shallum’s reign, including his conspiracy, are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 11:31
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    31Then he said to Jeroboam, 'Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Behold, I am about to tear the kingdom out of Solomon’s hand and give you ten tribes.'

  • 2 Kgs 3:6
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    6So King Jehoram left Samaria at that time and mustered all Israel.

  • 2 Kgs 15:21
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    21The rest of the events of Menahem’s reign, including all he did, are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 2:9
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    9There he made him king over Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel.

  • 2 Sam 19:40
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    40So all the people crossed the Jordan, and the king crossed too. The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him. Then Barzillai returned to his own home.

  • 2 Sam 20:2
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    2So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba, son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed loyal to their king, from the Jordan all the way to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Kgs 3:25
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    25The king said, 'Cut the living child in two, and give half to one and half to the other.'

  • 1 Kgs 16:2
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    2Because I raised you up from the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, but you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and led My people Israel into sin, provoking Me to anger with their sins,

  • 2 Kgs 1:18
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    18The rest of the events of Ahaziah's reign and what he did are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

  • Num 31:42
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    42From the half belonging to the Israelites, which Moses had separated from the men who fought in battle,

  • 2 Kgs 15:10
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    10Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against him. He struck him in front of the people, killed him, and became king in his place.

  • 2 Chr 13:15
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    15Then the men of Judah raised a battle cry, and as they shouted, God struck down Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 22:51
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    51Jehoshaphat rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of David, his father. And his son Jehoram succeeded him as king.

  • 2 Chr 11:3
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    3“Say to Rehoboam, son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,

  • 2 Sam 19:43
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    43The men of Judah responded to the men of Israel, "The king is closely related to us. Why are you angry about this matter? Have we eaten any of the king’s provisions, or have we taken anything for ourselves?"

  • 2 Chr 22:1
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    1The inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, because the raiders who had come with the Arabs into the camp had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah, son of Jehoram, king of Judah, became king.

  • 1 Kgs 18:6
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    6So they divided the land between them to search it. Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another direction by himself.

  • 2 Kgs 1:1
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    1After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.