1 Kings 16:26-28

The Voice

²⁶ He embraced the wicked path of Jeroboam (Nebat’s son), causing the Israelites to live sinful lives. Their worthless gods caused the wrath of the Eternal God of Israel to boil.

²⁷ Is not the rest of Omri’s story—his actions demonstrating his might and lasting legacy—documented in the book of the chronicles of Israel’s kings? ²⁸ Omri left this world to sleep with his fathers and was laid to rest in Samaria. His son, Ahab, then inherited the throne.