1 Kings 16:17 meaning and explanation
Then Omri and all the Israelites marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.
1 Kings 16:17, Berean Standard Bible
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Omri had just been proclaimed king by the army camped at Gibbethon, a Philistine town, after Zimri assassinated King Elah and seized the throne in Tirzah. This verse records Omri's immediate response: he and his troops leave the siege of Gibbethon and march on the capital, Tirzah, to take it from the usurper.
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