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 C’est ainsi qu’il mourut, à cause des péchés qu’il avait commis en faisant ce qui est mal aux yeux de l’Éternel, en marchant dans la voie de Jéroboam, et en se livrant aux péchés que Jéroboam avait commis pour faire pécher Israël.

20 Le reste des actions de Zimri, et la conspiration qu’il forma, cela n’est-il pas écrit dans le livre des Chroniques des rois d’Israël?

21 Alors le peuple d’Israël se divisa en deux partis: une moitié du peuple voulait faire roi Thibni, fils de Guinath, et l’autre moitié était pour Omri.

22 Ceux qui suivaient Omri l’emportèrent sur ceux qui suivaient Thibni, fils de Guinath. Thibni mourut, et Omri régna.

23 La trente et unième année d’Asa, roi de Juda, Omri régna sur Israël. Il régna douze ans. Après avoir régné six ans à Thirtsa,

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What Does 1 Kings 16:21 Mean?

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