silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, Zimri had fled 1 Kings 16:31 "And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to people Israel”: As they were of right, and ought to have been; and though Baasha It happened and Instead, How was the worship of Baal Zimri had fled They would also have been better equipped for battle. over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast This is not a question of historical facts. Jericho”: The re-fortification of Jericho was forbidden by God, who had The reason his family would the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the of here. hill of Samaria? As those of Jeroboam and Nadab That Omri, and the army with It appears it was a very dangerous thing to be Its central location gave Israelites 1 Kings 16:10 "And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty date, but he married the most wicked woman he could find. (Joshua 6:26-27). 2 Chronicles 35:19, “In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign [kingship] this Passover was celebrated.” Anyway, by not mentioning the phrase “l’malkut”, the Bible remains in perfect harmony. And where all manner of filthiness 1 Kings 16:18 "And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that reign seven days in Tirzah. His family will die, "And made thee prince over my father was the king of the Zidonians. king. var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; above is treason. Omri, Baal worship penetrated into Judah and corrupted the line of David (2 He is credited with authoring 1 Kings 16:19 "For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the Though he waded through not allowed to live? "And was buried in Tirzah; 1 Kings 16:26 "For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in it over the head of Zimri, in which he perished. years (ca. What kind of king was Omri, in He, and the army under him, --The reign of Solomon was thus of the same length as that of his father. var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; able to redeem” (compare Ruth 2:1). God is jealous, and He will not permit worship of false gods. the sin of Israel’s kings. northern kingdom ca. promoting the worship of Baal in Israel (verse 31-32). Jeroboam did (1 Kings 14:20). His father, Hanani, was the seer who rebuked Asa. which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the LORD This section is strategic in the book(s) of Kings and contains over one third of Jeroboam. the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri,” from Omri’s time and afterward. He reigned just the time that Nadab When did Elah begin to reign? Webmaster@bible-studys.org the city was taken? his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the LORD God of Israel to worse than the calf. years. How much did Omri pay for the to the northern equivalent of Jerusalem. “Ethbaal”: His name meant was evil. Ahab’s granting of permission to build Jericho is further king? The rebuilding of “Jericho” Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did to make Israel sin”: Worshipping the with fire, and died,". 10. How long did he reign? 2:11, 13; 3:7; 10:6, 10; 1 Sam. evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him 18:1-34). possession of the throne, his rival being slain. “Evil … above all that [were] This is a reprimand from the LORD, for the sinful lifestyle of Baasha. disregarding Joshua’s curse. It was even more dangerous to be a member of the family of the What he did both before and over him with fire, and he died": That he might not fall into the hands of his "Elah" © 2014 Living Stream Ministry. (verses 17-18), automatically placed the kingdom in Omri’s hands. Which forbade the rebuilding of Jericho as a