1 KI 16:16 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) and when the army camped around the city heard that Zimri had rebelled and assassinated the king, that day all the people in the camp installed the army commander Omri as king to reign over Yisrael.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ ἤκουσεν ὁ λαὸς ἐν τῇ παρεμβολῇ, λεγόντων, συνεστράφη Ζαμβρὶ καὶ ἔπαισν τὸν βασιλέα· καὶ ἐβασίλευσαν ἐν Ἰσραὴλ τὸν Ἀμβρὶ τὸν ἡγούμενον τῆς στρατιᾶς ἐπὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ἐν τῇ παρεμβολῇ.
(Kai aʸkousen ho laos en taʸ parembolaʸ, legontōn, sunestrafaʸ Zambri kai epaisn ton basilea; kai ebasileusan en Israaʸl ton Ambri ton haʸgoumenon taʸs stratias epi Israaʸl en taʸ haʸmera ekeinaʸ en taʸ parembolaʸ. )

BrTr And the people heard in the [fn]army, saying, Zambri has conspired and smitten the king: and the people [fn]of Israel made Ambri the captain of the host king in that day in the camp over Israel.

ULT And the people, the ones who camped, heard, saying, “Zimri has conspired and also has struck down the king!” And all Israel caused Omri, the commander of the army, to reign over Israel on that day in the camp.

UST The men in the Israelite army camp heard that Zimri had secretly planned to kill King Elah, and then had killed him. So on that day the soldiers chose Omri, the commander of their army, to become the king of Israel.

BSB and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had conspired against the king and struck him down. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel {proclaimed} Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel.

OEB And the people who were engaged in the siege heard the report, Zimri has conspired and has also smitten the king; therefore all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp.

WEBBE The people who were encamped heard that Zimri had conspired, and had also killed the king. Therefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET While deployed there, the army received this report: “Zimri has conspired against the king and assassinated him.” So all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that very day in the camp.

LSV and the people who are encamping hear, saying, “Zimri has conspired, and also has struck the king”; and all Israel causes Omri head of the host to reign over Israel on that day in the camp.

FBV When the troops who were camped there learned that Zimri had plotted rebellion against the king and had murdered him, they made Omri, the army commander, king of Israel that same day in the army camp.

T4T The men in the Israeli army camp heard that Zimri had secretly planned to kill King Elah, and then had killed him. So on that day the soldiers chose Omri, the commander of their army, to become the king of Israel.

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BBE And news came to the people in the tents that Zimri had made a secret design and had put the king to death: so all Israel made Omri, the captain of the army, king that day in the tents.

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JPS And the people that were encamped heard say: 'Zimri hath conspired, and hath also smitten the king'; wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.

ASV And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also smitten the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.

DRA And when they heard that Zambri had rebelled, and slain the king, all Israel made Amri their king, who was general over Israel in the camp that day.

YLT and the people who are encamping hear, saying, 'Zimri hath conspired, and also hath smitten the king;' and all Israel cause Omri head of the host to reign over Israel on that day in the camp.

Drby And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri has conspired, and has also smitten the king; and all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.

RV And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also smitten the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.
(And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath/has conspired, and hath/has also smitten the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host/army, king over Israel that day in the camp. )

SLT And the people encamping will hear, saying, Zimri conspired and also struck the king; and all Israel will make Omri chief of the army, king over Israel in that day in the camp.

Wbstr And the people that were encamped heard it said, 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.

KJB-1769 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 the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath/has conspired, and hath/has also slain/killed the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host/army, king over Israel that day in the camp. )

KJB-1611 And the people that were encamped, heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slaine the king: Wherfore all Israel made Omri the captaine of the hoste, king ouer Israel that day, in the campe.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

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Gnva And the people of the hoste heard saye, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slayne the King. Wherefore all Israel made Omri the captaine of the hoste, king ouer Israel that same day, euen in the hoste.
(And the people of the host/army heard say, Zimri hath/has conspired, and hath/has also slain/killed the King. Wherefore all Israel made Omri the captain of the host/army, king over Israel that same day, even in the hoste. )

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ClVg Cumque audisset rebellasse Zambri, et occidisse regem, fecit sibi regem omnis Israël Amri, qui erat princeps militiæ super Israël in die illa in castris.
(And_when listensset rebellasse Zambri, and occidisse the_king, he_did to_himself the_king everyone Israel Amri, who was prince militiæ over Israel in/into/on day that in/into/on castris. )

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UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

The army camped there heard it said

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_listened the,troops the,encamped to=say conspired Zimrī and=also killed DOM the=king and,made_~_king all Yisrael DOM ˊĀmərī chief army on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael in_the=day (the)=that in/on/at/with,camp )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “The soldiers who camped there heard someone say”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

all Israel

Both times this phrase is used, it represents the army of Israel. Here the word “all” is a generalization meaning “most.” Alternate translation: “all the army of Israel” or “most of the soldiers in the army of Israel” or “the army of Israel” (See also: figs-hyperbole)

Parallel 1 KI 16:16

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