1 Kings 16:22
in 1 Kings 16But the followers of Omri proved stronger than those of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king.
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ASV
But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.
KJV
But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.
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This verse in 1 Kings 16
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
From a comparison of the dates given in 1Ki 16:15, 1Ki 16:23, 1Ki 16:29 it follows that the contest between the two pretenders lasted four years. Tibni’s death can scarcely be supposed to have been natural. Either he must have been slain in battle against Omri, or have fallen into his hands and been put to death. There has probably been some derangement of the text here. The passage may have run thus: “So Tibni died, and Omri reigned in the thirty-first year of Asa, king of Judah.
This site's exposition
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on 1 Kings 16:21-22
Israel splits a second time, now inside its own splinter kingdom, half following Tibni the son of Ginath and half following Omri. Comparing the years given at verses 15, 23 and 29, the commentators reckon the two rivals held the field together for about four years before Omri prevailed, and the text says only that Tibni died, leaving the manner as silence rather than filling it with invention. A kingdom born from revolt against David's line now revolts against itself.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Prevailed - Partly, because they had the army on their side; and principally, by the appointment of God, giving up the Israelites to him who was much the worst, ver. 25, 26. Died - A violent death, in the battle: but not till after a struggle of some years. But why in all these confusions of the kingdom of Israel, did they never think of returning to the house of David?
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But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath,.... Very probably they had a battle, in which the latter were worsted: so Tibni died; in the battle: and Omri reigned; took possession of the throne, his rival being slain.
Perhaps Shemer, who sold him the ground, let him have it considerably the cheaper upon condition that the city should be called after his name, for otherwise it would have borne the name of the purchaser; it was called Samaria, or Shemeren (as it is in the Hebrew), from Shemer, the former owner,
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Tibni died--The Hebrew does not enable us to determine whether his death was violent or natural.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק | vaiyechezak | and it prevailed over | H2388 → | 291 times |
| הָעָם֙ | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אַחֲרֵ֣י | ʾacharei | [was] after | H310 → | 715 times |
| עָמְרִ֔י | ʾameri | Omri | H6018 → | 18 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָעָ֕ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אַחֲרֵ֖י | ʾacharei | [was] after | H310 → | 715 times |
| תִּבְנִ֣י | tivni | Tibni | H8402 → | 3 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| גִּינַ֑ת | ginat | Ginath | H1527 → | |
| וַיָּ֣מָת | vaiyamot | and he died | H4191 → | 839 times |
| תִּבְנִ֔י | tivni | Tibni | H8402 → | 3 times |
| וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ | vaiyimlokh | and he became king | H4427 → | 348 times |
| עָמְרִֽי׃ פ | ʾameri | Omri | H6018 → | 18 times |
וַיֶּחֱזַ֤קand it prevailed over
vaiyechezakH2388 →291 times
הָעָם֙the people
haamH5971 →1873 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
אַחֲרֵ֣י[was] after
ʾachareiH310 →715 times
עָמְרִ֔יOmri
ʾameriH6018 →18 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָעָ֕םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
אַחֲרֵ֖י[was] after
ʾachareiH310 →715 times
תִּבְנִ֣יTibni
tivniH8402 →3 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
גִּינַ֑תGinath
ginatH1527 →
וַיָּ֣מָתand he died
vaiyamotH4191 →839 times
תִּבְנִ֔יTibni
tivniH8402 →3 times
וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְand he became king
vaiyimlokhH4427 →348 times
עָמְרִֽי׃ פOmri
ʾameriH6018 →18 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.