Building of Jehovah, the son of Ginath, a man of some position, whom a considerable number of the people chose as monarch. For the period of four years he contended for the throne with Omri ([1 Kings 16:21](/1kgs#1Kgs.16.21), [22](/1kgs#1Kgs.16.22)), who at length gained the mastery, and became sole monarch of Israel.