1 Kings 16:17

Then Omri and all the Israelites marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.

In Context

16and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had conspired against the king and struck him down. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel.

18When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down upon himself. So he died

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Cross References

Judges 9:45And all that day Abimelech fought against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he demolished the city and sowed it with salt.

Judges 9:56In this way God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech had done to his father in murdering his seventy brothers.

2 Kings 18:9In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.

Luke 19:43For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 16:16-29

Zimri's Death; Reign of Omri. ( b. c. 929.) 15 In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. 16 And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp. 17 And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. 18 And it came… Read the whole commentary →

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