Abstract
The biblical narrative of 1 Kings presents the dynasty of Omri negatively and incomplete (1 Kings 16.25,26,30; 21.25,26). The biblical text of Kings was written or at least edited in the South, after Israel no existed as a nation. This favored Judah, because was the need to legitimize the Davidic dynasty. Thus, the texts referring to the northern kingdom, were written or edited by present…