1 Kings 16:29

29 Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah. Ahab son of Omri was king over Israel for twenty-two years. He ruled from Samaria.

1 Kings 16:29 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 16:29

And in the thirty fifth year of Asa king of Judah began
Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel
At the latter end of it, the same year his father died, see ( 1 Kings 16:23 )

and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty two
years;
the same number of years Jeroboam did, ( 1 Kings 14:20 ) .

1 Kings 16:29 In-Context

27 The rest of Omri's life, the mark he made on his times, is written in The Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
28 Omri died and was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab was the next king after him.
29 Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah. Ahab son of Omri was king over Israel for twenty-two years. He ruled from Samaria.
30 Ahab son of Omri did even more open evil before God than anyone yet - a new champion in evil!
31 It wasn't enough for him to copy the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat; no, he went all out, first by marrying Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and then by serving and worshiping the god Baal.
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