1-Kings - 16:17



17 Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Kings 16:17.

Differing Translations

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And Amri went up, and all Israel with him from Gebbethon, and they besieged Thersa.
And Omri goeth up, and all Israel with him, from Gibbethon, and they lay siege to Tirzah.
Then Omri went up from Gibbethon, with all the army of Israel, and they made an attack on Tirzah, shutting in the town on every side.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

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.

And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged (h) Tirzah.
(h) Where Zimri holed up.

And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him,.... He, and the army under him, broke up the siege of that place, and marched to Tirzah; which, according, to Bunting (c) were thirty six miles distant from each other: and they besieged Tirzah; the royal city, in which Zimri was.
(c) Travels, &c. p. 162.

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