Omri

Omri is a king living at the time of the divided monarchy. He is named in 13 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Kings 16:16.

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Verses

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 16:16
  And 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.and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had not only conspired but had also struck down the king. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel.
• 1 Kings 16:17
  And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.Then Omri and all the Israelites marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.
• 1 Kings 16:21
  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.At that time the people of Israel were divided: Half of the people supported Tibni son of Ginath as king, and half supported Omri.
• 1 Kings 16:22
  But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.But the followers of Omri proved stronger than those of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king.
• 1 Kings 16:23
  In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.
• 1 Kings 16:25
  But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all that were before him.But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.
• 1 Kings 16:27
  Now 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?As for the rest of the acts of Omri, along with his accomplishments and the might he exercised, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
• 1 Kings 16:28
  So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.And Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab reigned in his place.
• 1 Kings 16:29
  And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years.
• 1 Kings 16:30
  And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him.However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 8:26
  Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel.

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 22:2
  Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri.

Micah

• Micah 6:16
  For 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.You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of the nations.”

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
2. Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.