1 Kings 16:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: (i) half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri. (i) That is, the people who were not at the...
1 Kings 16:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 15:33 to 1 Kings 16:34 . Baasha's Dynasty. Rise of the House of Omri. Nothing is told us of Baasha except the usual annalistic details, and, that a prophet named Jehu foretold the destru...
1 Kings 16:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Divided into two parts - Why this division took p...
1 Kings 16:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Then were the people ... divided into two...
1 Kings 16:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Reigns of Elah, Zimri, and Omri 1. Jehu the son of Hanani] Hanani is mentioned in 2 Chronicles 16:7-10 . Jehu's denunciation of Baasha is similar to Ahijah's denunciation of Jeroboam ( 1 King...
1 Kings 16:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Tibni. — Of him we know nothing. No doubt he also was a military chief — possibly Zimri’s colleague, under the supreme command of Omri — and the LXX. speaks of a brother, Joram, who fought and fell...
1 Kings 16:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE KINGS OF ISRAEL FROM ZIMRI TO AHAB 1 Kings 16:11-34 As far as we can understand from our meager authorities-and we have no independent source of information-we infer that Elah, son of the p...
1 Kings 16:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Persistence in Sinful Ways 1 Kings 16:15-28 These Chapter s afford a dreary record of apostasy and revolution, of idolatry and national disaster. Perhaps the great mass of the people-the peasan...
1 Kings 16:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have the account of how Jehu was called on to exercise judgment against Baasha. This being accomplished, Elah succeeded Baasha on the throne of Israel. He was so corrupt as to be found "drink...
1 Kings 16:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(15) В¶ In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. (16) And the peopl...
1 Kings 16:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts ,.... About the succession in the kingdom: half the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king : these were the friends of Zimr...
1 Kings 16:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 21. Half of the people followed Tibni, &a...
1 Kings 16:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts Which contended, and went to war with each other about the person that should reign over them. For when it is said, ( 1 Kings 16:16 ,) all Isr...
1 Kings 16:21 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The Lord had another servant to bring a solemn message to Baasha. Jehu, the son of Hanani, was the messenger at this time (v.1). Though the history records that Baasha had murdered his master to take...
1 Kings 16:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Zimri's Death; Reign of Omri. B. C. 929. 15 In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king...
1 Kings 16:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The people of Israel fell into a civil war; yet neither this nor any other of God's dreadful judgments could win them to repentance; which is an evidence of their prodigious impiety and incorrigibl...
1 Kings 16:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Reign Of Omri King of Israel c. 884-872 BC. ( 1 Kings 16:21-28 ). We now come to the reign of one of Israel's greatest kings humanly speaking, even though from the divine viewpoint he was a di...
1 Kings 16:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 1 Kings 16:15 . Did Zimri reign seven days —A brief possession of a throne won by such criminal deeds! The Israelites repudiated the villainous usurper. 1 Kin...
1 Kings 16:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 16:2 . I exalted thee. Baasha was raised from the ranks to regal dignity. 1 Kings 16:7 . Jehu son of Hanani the prophet; the only case I think in which a Father and a son were so favou...
1 Kings 16:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This division of chapters, immediately after the commencement of the narrative of the reign of Baasha, is somewhat unfortunate, inasmuch as it obscures the close connexion between the...
1 Kings 16:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Rule of Zimri in Israel
1 Kings 16:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:12 ; 1 Corinthians 1:13 ; 1 Kings 15:25 ; 1 Kings 15:28 ; 1 Kings 16:29 ; 1 Kings 16:8 ; Ephesians 4:3-5 ; Isaiah 19:2 ; Isaiah 9:18-21 ; Matthew 12:25 ; Proverbs 28:2
1 Kings 16:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Were divided — Fell into a civil war: yet neither this, nor any other of God's dreadful judgments could win them to repentance.

1 Kings 16:21 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Kings 16:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 16:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 16:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 16:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 16:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 16:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 16:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 16:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 16:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 16:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 16:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 16:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 16:21 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 16:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 16:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 16:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 16:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 16:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 16:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 16:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 16:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 16:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes