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1 Kings 16:17

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What does 1 Kings 16:17 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
1 Kings 16:17 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 16

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
14Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
15In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
16And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also smitten the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.
17And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
18And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the castle of the king`s house, and burnt the king`s house over him with fire, and died,
19for his sins which he sinned in doing that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.
20Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, etc.] He, and the army under him, broke up the siege of that place, and marched to Tirzah; which, according, to Bunting f351 were thirty six miles distant from each other: and they besieged Tirzah; the royal city, in which Zimri was.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Went up - The expression “went up” marks accurately the ascent of the army from the Shephelah, where Gibbethon was situated Joshua 19:44, to the hill country of Israel, on the edge of which Tirzah stood 1 Kings 14:17. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“besieged Tirzah: Jdg 9:45, Jdg 9:50, Jdg 9:56, Jdg 9:57; Kg2 6:24, Kg2 6:25, Kg2 18:9-12, Kg2 25:1-4; Luk 19:43, Luk 19:44 3 Kings (1 Kings) 16:18”
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