1-Kings - 16:27



27 Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he showed, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Kings 16:27.

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Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Now the rest of the acts of Amri, and the battles he fought, are they not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?
And the rest of the matters of Omri that he did, and his might that he got, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Now the rest of the acts which Omri did, and his great power, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel?
Now the rest of the words of Omri, and his battles that he carried out, were these not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?

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His might - Perhaps in the war between Israel and Syria of Damascus (1-Kings 20:1, etc.), during the reign of Omri. Its issue was very disadvantageous to him 1-Kings 20:34; 1-Kings 22:2.

Now the rest of the acts of Omri, which he did, and his might which he showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? Where those of the preceding kings were written, see 1-Kings 14:19.

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