In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped a... — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.”
1 Kings 16:15 · King James Version
For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.
And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
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“and seventh”
H7651“of Judah”
H3063“and seventh”
H7651“days”
H3117“And the people”
H5971“were encamped”
H2583“which belonged to the Philistines”
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