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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(pupil). (1) A general under
Elah
, king of
Israel
, and eventually king, B. C. 929-918. He built
Samaria
and made it the capital (
1 Kings 16:16-28
16
And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.
17
And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
18
And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died,
19
For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the Lord, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.
20
Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
21
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.
22
But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.
23
In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.
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.
25
But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all that were before him.
26
For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
27
Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
28
So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead. (1 Kings 16:16‑28)
). (2) A Benjamite (
1 Chron. 7:8
8
And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher. (1 Chronicles 7:8)
). (3) A Judahite (
1 Chron. 9:4
4
Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah. (1 Chronicles 9:4)
). (4) A chief of
Issachar
(
1 Chron. 27:18
18
Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael: (1 Chronicles 27:18)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
1.
Commander of the
army
under
Elah
, king of
Israel
. When this king was slain the soldiers made Omri king. He had to overcome first
Zimri
and then
Tibni
before he could reign alone: altogether he reigned from B.C. 929 to 918, and was succeeded by his
son
Ahab
: It is recorded of him that “he did worse than all that were before him” (
1 Kings 16:16-30
16
And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.
17
And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
18
And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died,
19
For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the Lord, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.
20
Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
21
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.
22
But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.
23
In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.
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.
25
But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all that were before him.
26
For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
27
Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
28
So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
29
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.
30
And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him. (1 Kings 16:16‑30)
). In
Micah 6:16
16
For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people. (Micah 6:16)
it is said “the statutes of Omri are kept”; they with “all the
works
of the
house
of Ahab,” were kept in remembrance for
punishment
. Omri is mentioned on the “
black
obelisk” of
Shalmaneser
II in the British Museum, and on the Moabite Stone. See
Moab
.
2.
Son of
Becher
, a son of
Benjamin
(
1 Chron. 7:8
8
And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher. (1 Chronicles 7:8)
).
3.
Son of
Imri
, a descendant of
Judah
(
1 Chron. 9:4
4
Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah. (1 Chronicles 9:4)
).
4.
Son of
Michael
, and a ruler of
Issachar
(
1 Chron. 27:18
18
Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael: (1 Chronicles 27:18)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
6018
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
`Omriy
Phonic:
om-ree’
Meaning:
from
6014
; heaping; Omri, an Israelite
KJV Usage:
Omri
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
my sheaf (as bound) On, vigor: strength: iniquity
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Handful; my words; pupil of Jehovah:―name of four Israelites, 1 Kings 16:16. {Manipulus}
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