1 Kings 16
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1 Kings 16:15-18

15In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned for seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were camped against 1Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.

16And the people who were camped heard 2it being said, “Zimri has conspired and has also struck and killed the king!” Therefore all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp.

17Then Omri and all Israel with him went up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

18When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the king’s house and burned the king’s house over himself with fire, and 3died,

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 16:15 1 Kin 15:27 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 16:16 Lit saying ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 16:18 1 Sam 31:4, 5; 2 Sam 17:23 ↩

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