◄ H256 ►

So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and H256 his son reigned in his stead.

And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began H256 the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and H256 the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.

And H256 the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.

And H256 made a grove; and H256 did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto H256, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto H256; and I will send rain upon the earth.

And Elijah went to shew himself unto H256. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.

And H256 called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:

And H256 said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.

So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: H256 went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.