1 Kings 16:28

So Omri went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth in Samaria; and Ahab his son became king in his place.

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In The King James Version

So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.

In Context

27Now the rest of the acts which Omri did, and his great power, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel?

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

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Cross References

1 Kings 16:6And Baasha went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth at Tirzah; and Elah his son became king in his place.

2 Kings 10:1Now there were in Samaria seventy of Ahab's sons. And Jehu sent letters to Samaria, to the rulers of the town, and to the responsible men, and to those who had the care of the sons of Ahab, saying,

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 16:16-29

Zimri's Death; Reign of Omri. ( b. c. 929.) 15 In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. 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. 17 And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. 18 And it came… Read the whole commentary →

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