When these troops heard that Zimri had not only conspired but had also struck down the king, then all Israel made Omri, the army commander, king over Israel that very day in the camp.
1 Kings 16:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Omri along with all Israel marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. American Standard Version (1901) And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. Common English Bible Omri and the entire army then went up from Gibbethon and laid siege to Tirzah. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, Omri ascended, and all of Israel with him, from Gibbethon, and they besieged Tirzah. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Amri went up, and all Israel with him from Gebbethon: and they besieged Thersa. |
When these troops heard that Zimri had not only conspired but had also struck down the king, then all Israel made Omri, the army commander, king over Israel that very day in the camp.
When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down over himself. He died
So Abimelech fought against the city that entire day, captured it, and killed the people who were in it. Then he tore down the city and sowed it with salt.