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1 Kings 16:29

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.

KJV

Achab vero filius Amri regnavit super Israël anno trigesimo octavo Asa regis Juda. Et regnavit Achab filius Amri super Israël in Samaria viginti et duobus annis.

Vulgate

Ἐν ἔτει δευτέρῳ τῷ Ἰωσαφὰθ βασιλεύει Ἀχαὰβ υἱὸς Ζαμβρεί· ἐβασίλευσεν ἐπὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἐν Σαμαρείᾳ εἴκοσι καὶ δύο ἔτη.

LXX

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.

ASV

וְ/אַחְאָ֣ב בֶּן עָמְרִ֗י מָלַךְ֙ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בִּ/שְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּ/שְׁמֹנֶה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לְ/אָסָ֖א מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַ֠/יִּמְלֹךְ אַחְאָ֨ב בֶּן עָמְרִ֤י עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּ/שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּ/שְׁתַּ֖יִם שָׁנָֽה

Hebrew

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In this verse

People JudahAsaOmriAhabJudah

In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַחְאָ֖ב
'ch'b
proper_noun · 93×
אָסָ֖א
's'
proper_noun · 57×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
וֹ
v
verb · 349×
יְהוּדָ֔ה
yhvdh
proper_noun · 809×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים
'shrym
adjective · 313×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עָמְרִי֙
'mry
proper_noun · 18×
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים
shlshym
adjective · 174×
שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה
shmnh
adjective · 109×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×
שָׁנָ֔ה
shnh
verb · 877×
שֹׁמְרֽוֹן
shmrvn
proper_noun · 108×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Covers Solomon's accession, the building of the First Temple, the visit of the Queen of Sheba, Solomon's apostasy, the division of the kingdom under Rehoboam and Jeroboam, and the early kings of Israel and Judah through Ahab and Elijah. Josephus's description of Solomon's Temple supplements the biblical account with Hellenistic architectural parallels.

Cross-references

  • Jer 41:5 — That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in th