1 Kings 16:22

22 Omri's side was stronger than those who followed Tibni, Ginath's son. So Tibni died and Omri became king.

1 Kings 16:22 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 16:22

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.

1 Kings 16:22 In-Context

20 The rest of Zimri's deeds and the plot he carried out, aren't they written in the official records of Israel's kings?

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.

22 Omri's side was stronger than those who followed Tibni, Ginath's son. 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.

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.