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21 At this time the people of Israel were split in two. One half of the people followed Tibni, Ginath's son, making him king; the other half followed Omri.
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Then the people of Israel were split into two factions; half supported Tibni son of Ginath for king, and the other half supported Omri.
22 Omri's side was stronger than those who followed Tibni, Ginath's son. So Tibni died and Omri became king.
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But Omri’s followers proved stronger than those of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king.
23 In the thirty-first year of Judah's King Asa, Omri became king of Israel. He ruled for twelve years, six of which were in Tirzah.
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In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.
24 He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two kikkars of silver. He fortified the hill and named the town that he built there after Shemer, the previous owner of the hill of Samaria.
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He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city on the hill, calling it Samaria, after Shemer, the name of the former owner of the hill.
25 Omri did evil in the LORD's eyes, more evil than anyone who preceded him.
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But Omri did evil in the eyes of the LORD and sinned more than all those before him.
26 He walked in all the ways and sins of Jeroboam, Nebat's son, because he caused Israel to sin. They angered Israel's God, the LORD, with their worthless idols.
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He followed completely the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat, committing the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit, so that they aroused the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, by their worthless idols.
27 The rest of Omri's deeds and his powerful acts, aren't they written in the official records of Israel's kings?
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As for the other events of Omri’s reign, what he did and the things he achieved, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?
28 Omri lay down with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab succeeded him as king.
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Omri rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria. And Ahab his son succeeded him as king.
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