Editing Omri (section)

== Date ==
Omri became king of Israel in the 31st year of [[Asa of Judah|Asa]], [[king of Judah]] and reigned for 12 years, 6 years of which were in Tirzah. The biblical reference to the period of rivalry with [[Tibni]] is from the 27th year of Asa to the 31st year.<ref name=Berlin /> There are several possible dates: [[William F. Albright]] has dated his reign to 876–869 BCE, [[E. R. Thiele]] offers the dates of 888 BCE to 880 BCE for his rivalry with Tibni and 880–874 BCE for his sole reign,<ref>Edwin Thiele, ''[[The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings]]'', (1st ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983). {{ISBN|0-8254-3825-X}}, 9780825438257</ref> while [[Paul L. Maier]] affirms that it happened between 881–873 BCE.<ref>Paul L. Maier ''Josephus: The Essential Writings'', 1988; Kregel Publications, Grand Rapids, Michigan</ref>