Then Omriand allIsraelwith him wentup from Gibbethonand besiegedTirzah.
The peoplewho were campedheardit said,"Zimrihas conspiredand has alsostruckdownthe king."Therefore allIsraelmadeOmri,the commanderof the army,kingoverIsraelthat dayin the camp.
When Zimrisawthat the citywas taken,he wentinto the citadelof the king'shouseand burnedthe king'shouseoverhim with fire,and died,
Abimelechfoughtagainst the cityallthat day,and he capturedthe cityand killedthe peoplewho[were] in it; then he razedthe cityand sowedit with salt.
Then Abimelechwentto Thebez,and he campedagainst Thebezand capturedit.
