The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:24
And he bought [ i.e; after the six years just mentioned. During the four years of anarchy Omri would seem to have retained possession of the capital which he had taken ( 1 Kings 16:18 ) on Zimri's death. But the palace being burnt and the defences perhaps weakened by the siege, he determined, rather than rebuild it, to found a capital elsewhere] the hill Samaria [Heb. Shomeron, called by Herod Sebaste, whence its modern name Sebustieh . In his selection of Samaria for the seat... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:23-28
Omri's Reign. After a four years' contest with Tibni, the son of Ginath, for the crown of Israel, the followers of Omri prevailed over the adherents of his rival. The issue, then, was that "Tibni died and Omri reigned." Whether Tibni died in battle, or whether, when his followers were overcome, he was taken and put to death, is not written; but the record illustrates how in the revolutions of the wheel of fortune the fall of one makes way for the rise of another. Let us now view this new... read more