1Ki 16:21 | MHM | STEP | v. 21 : After Zimri’s death, there was still no peace. Half the people followed Tibni, and half followed Omri (1 Kings 16:21 ). The struggle for power lasted several years, and many people probably died in the fighting. Omri was first chosen as king in the twenty-seventh year of Asa, but he did not rule alone until Tibni died in the thirty-first year of Asa (1 Kings 16:22 ).

‏ 1 Kings 16:21

v. 21: After Zimri’s death, there was still no peace. Half the people followed Tibni, and half followed Omri (1 Kings 16:21 ^a). The struggle for power lasted several years, and many people probably died in the fighting. Omri was first chosen as king in the twenty-seventh year of Asa, but he did not rule alone until Tibni died in the thirty-first year of Asa (1 Kings 16:22 ^b).