1 Kings 16:17

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

World English Bible British with Deuterocanon

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16The people who were encamped heard that Zimri had conspired, and had also killed the king. Therefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp.

18When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the fortified part of the king’s house and burnt the king’s house over him with fire, and died,

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Cross References

Judges 9:45Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city and killed the people in it. He beat down the city and sowed it with salt.

Judges 9:56Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in killing his seventy brothers;

2 Kings 18:9In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it.

Luke 19:43For the days will come on you when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, surround you, 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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