The people who were encamped heard say, Zimri has conspired, and has also struck the king: therefore all Yisra'el made `Omri 1, the captain of the army, king over Yisra'el that day in the camp.
1 Kings 16:17 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) `Omri 1 went up from Gibbeton, and all Yisra'el with him, and they besieged Tirtzah. 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. |
The people who were encamped heard say, Zimri has conspired, and has also struck the king: therefore all Yisra'el made `Omri 1, the captain of the army, king over Yisra'el that day in the camp.
It happened, 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,
Avimelekh fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and killed the people who were therein: and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
Then went Avimelekh to Tevetz, and encamped against Tevetz, and took it.