1 Kings 16:21 — Bible Verse (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.”
1 Kings 16:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 16:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 16:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
1 Kings 16:21 — World English Bible
1 Kings 16:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
1 Kings 16:21 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 16:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Then are the sons of Israel parted into halves; half of the people hath been after Tibni son of Ginath to cause him to reign, and the half after Omri;”
1 Kings 16:21 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 16:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
1 Kings 16:21 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 16:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then were the people of Israel deuided into two partes: for halfe the people followed Tibni the sonne of Ginath to make him King, and the other halfe followed Omri.”
1 Kings 16:21 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 16:21 in Context — 1 Kings 16
19 For 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.
20 Now 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?
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.
22 But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.
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.
What Does 1 Kings 16:21 Mean?
1 Kings 16:21 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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