Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation Ahab son of Omri began to rule over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of King Asa’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria twenty-two years. English Standard Version In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri began to reign over Israel, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. Berean Standard Bible In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years. King James Bible And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. New King James Version In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri became king over Israel; and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. New American Standard Bible Now Ahab the son of Omri became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria for twenty-two years. NASB 1995 Now Ahab the son of Omri became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. NASB 1977 Now Ahab the son of Omri became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. Legacy Standard Bible Now Ahab the son of Omri became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. Amplified Bible Ahab the son of Omri became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria for twenty-two years. Christian Standard Bible Ahab son of Omri became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Judah’s King Asa; Ahab son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. Holman Christian Standard Bible Ahab son of Omri became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Judah’s King Asa; Ahab son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria 22 years. American Standard Version And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. Contemporary English Version Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa's rule in Judah, and he ruled 22 years from Samaria. English Revised Version And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. GOD'S WORD® Translation Ahab, son of Omri, began to rule Israel in Asa's thirty-eighth year as king of Judah. He ruled for 22 years in Samaria. Good News Translation In the thirty-eighth year of the reign of King Asa of Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he ruled in Samaria for twenty-two years. International Standard Version Omri's son Ahab became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of King Asa of Judah. He reigned over Israel in Samaria for 22 years. Majority Standard Bible In the thirty-eighth year of Asa?s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years. NET Bible In the thirty-eighth year of Asa's reign over Judah, Omri's son Ahab became king over Israel. Ahab son of Omri ruled over Israel for twenty-two years in Samaria. New Heart English Bible In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. Webster's Bible Translation And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. World English Bible In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri began to reign over Israel. Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Ahab son of Omri has reigned over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, and Ahab son of Omri reigns over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years, Young's Literal Translation And Ahab son of Omri hath reigned over Israel in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah, and Ahab son of Omri reigneth over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years, Smith's Literal Translation And Ahab son of Omri, reigned over Israel in the year the thirty and eighth year to Asa king of Judah: and Ahab son of Omri will reign over Israel in Shomeron twenty and two years. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNow Achab the son of Amri reigned over Israel in the eight and thirtieth year of Asa king of Juda. And Achab the son of Amri reigned over Israel in Samaria two and twenty years. Catholic Public Domain Version Truly, Ahab, the son of Omri, reigned over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa, the king of Judah. And Ahab, the son of Omri, reigned over Israel at Samaria for twenty-two years. New American Bible Ahab, son of Omri, became king of Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa, king of Judah. Ahab, son of Omri, reigned over Israel in Samaria for twenty-two years. New Revised Standard Version In the thirty-eighth year of King Asa of Judah, Ahab son of Omri began to reign over Israel; Ahab son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri began to reign over Israel; and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Akhab, son of Amri, reigned over Israel. In the thirty eighth year of Asa King of Yehuda, Akhab, son of Amri, became king over Israel in Samaria for twenty and two years. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel; and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. Brenton Septuagint Translation In the second year of Josaphat king of Juda, Achaab son of Ambri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Ahab Reigns in Israel, Marries Jezebel29In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years. 30However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.… Cross References 1 Kings 21:25-26 (Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel. / He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.) 1 Kings 18:17-18 When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?” / “I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals. 1 Kings 21:20-22 When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD. / This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free. / I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’ 2 Kings 9:7-9 And you are to strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of the LORD shed by the hand of Jezebel. / The whole house of Ahab will perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, both slave and free, in Israel. / I will make the house of Ahab like the houses of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah. 2 Kings 10:18-28 Then Jehu brought all the people together and said, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him a lot. / Now, therefore, summon to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. See that no one is missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing will not live.” But Jehu was acting deceptively in order to destroy the servants of Baal. / And Jehu commanded, “Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they announced it. ... 2 Chronicles 21:6 And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD. 2 Chronicles 22:3-4 Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for to his destruction they were his counselors after the death of his father. Micah 6:16 You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of the nations.” Revelation 2:20 But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols. Revelation 2:14 But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality. Matthew 23:29-32 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. / And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ / So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. ... Luke 11:47-51 Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them. / So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs. / Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’ ... Romans 11:3-4 “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”? / And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” Hebrews 11:32-34 And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight. James 5:17-18 Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. / Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops. Treasury of Scripture And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. A. 1 Kings 16:24 And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria. Jump to Previous Ahab Asa Eighth Israel Judah Omri Reign Reigned Samaria Sama'ria Thirty Thirty-Eighth Twenty Twenty-TwoJump to Next Ahab Asa Eighth Israel Judah Omri Reign Reigned Samaria Sama'ria Thirty Thirty-Eighth Twenty Twenty-Two1 Kings 16 1. Jehu's prophecy against Baasha5. Elah succeeds him 8. Zimri, conspiring against Elah, succeeds him 11. Zimri executes Jehu's prophecy 15. Omri, made king by the soldiers, forces Zimri desperately to burn himself 21. The kingdom being divided, Omri prevails against Tibni 23. Omri builds Samaria 25. His wicked reign 27. Ahab succeeds him 29. Ahab's most wicked reign 34. Joshua's curse upon Hiel the builder of Jericho In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah This phrase sets the historical context, placing Ahab's ascension to the throne of Israel during the reign of Asa, king of Judah. Asa was known for his religious reforms and efforts to rid Judah of idolatry, contrasting sharply with the idolatrous practices that would characterize Ahab's reign. This period marks a time of division between the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah, highlighting the political and spiritual divergence between the two. Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years Persons / Places / Events 1. AhabThe son of Omri, Ahab became the king of Israel and is known for his idolatry and marriage to Jezebel, which led Israel further away from God. 2. Omri Ahab's father, who was also a king of Israel. Omri is noted for establishing Samaria as the capital of the Northern Kingdom. 3. Asa The king of Judah during whose reign Ahab became king of Israel. Asa was known for his efforts to reform Judah and bring the people back to the worship of Yahweh. 4. Samaria The capital city of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, established by Omri and the center of Ahab's reign. 5. Israel The Northern Kingdom, distinct from Judah, often characterized by its departure from the worship of Yahweh during the time of the divided monarchy. Teaching Points The Consequences of IdolatryAhab's reign is a stark reminder of the dangers of turning away from God and embracing idolatry. His actions led Israel into spiritual decline and eventual judgment. Leadership and Influence Ahab's negative influence as a leader shows the importance of godly leadership. Leaders have the power to lead people toward or away from God. The Importance of Obedience Ahab's account underscores the importance of obeying God's commandments. Disobedience can have far-reaching consequences for both individuals and nations. The Role of Prophets During Ahab's reign, prophets like Elijah played a crucial role in calling the people back to God. This highlights the importance of listening to and heeding God's messengers. The Impact of Alliances Ahab's marriage to Jezebel and alliances with pagan nations led to further idolatry. This serves as a warning about the influence of ungodly partnerships.Verse 29. - And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah [see notes on ver. 23] began Ahab ["Father's brother." The name is apposite. He was Omri's alter ego in impiety] the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew In the thirty-eighthשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים (šə·lō·šîm) Number - common plural Strong's 7970: Thirty, thirtieth year בִּשְׁנַ֨ת (biš·naṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8141: A year of Asa's לְאָסָ֖א (lə·’ā·sā) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 609: Asa -- perhaps 'healer', an Israelite name reign מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king over Judah, יְהוּדָ֑ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites Ahab וְאַחְאָ֣ב (wə·’aḥ·’āḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 256: Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Omri עָמְרִ֗י (‘ā·mə·rî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6018: Omri -- a king of Israel, also several other Israelites became king מָלַךְ֙ (mā·laḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel of עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and he reigned וַ֠יִּמְלֹךְ (way·yim·lōḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel in Samaria בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן (bə·šō·mə·rō·wn) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8111: Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel twenty-two עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth years. שָׁנָ֔ה (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8141: A year Links 1 Kings 16:29 NIV1 Kings 16:29 NLT 1 Kings 16:29 ESV 1 Kings 16:29 NASB 1 Kings 16:29 KJV 1 Kings 16:29 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 16:29 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 16:29 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 16:29 French Bible 1 Kings 16:29 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 16:29 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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