1 Kings 16:28

28 Omri rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria. And Ahab his son succeeded him as king.

1 Kings 16:28 in Other Translations

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

28 And Omri slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and Ahab his son reigned in his place.

28 When Omri died, he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Ahab became the next king.

28 Omri died and was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab was the next king after him.

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

28 Omri lay down in death with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab succeeded him as king.

28 Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab became king in his place.

28 Omri joined the members of his family who had already died. His body was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab became the next king after him.

1 Kings 16:28 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 16:28

So Omri slept with his fathers
Died a natural death:

and was buried in Samaria;
the city he had built, and now the royal seat and metropolis of the kingdom:

and Ahab his son reigned in his stead;
of whom much is said in the following history.

1 Kings 16:28 In-Context

26 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 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 rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria. And Ahab his son succeeded him as king.

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

30 Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the LORD than any of those before him.

Cross References

• 1. S 1 Kings 13:32