1 Kings 16:15–20 — Zimri’s reign over Yisrael

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15 Zimri reigned from Tirtsah for seven days in the twenty-seventh year of King Asa’s reign over Yehudah (Judah). At the time, the Israeli army were besieging the Pelishti city of Gibton, 16 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 (Israel). 17 So Omri took all his warriors from Gibton and besieged Tirtsah. 18 As soon as Zimri realised that the city was surrounded, he went into the saferoom in the palace and set fire to the building and died in the flames 19 because he’d done what Yahweh had said was evil—following Yarov’am’s (Jeroboam’s) behaviour including causing Yisrael to sin. 20 Everything else that Zimri did, including his rebellion, is written in the book of the events of the kings of Yisrael.

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15 In_year twenty and_seven year of_ʼĀşāʼ the _king _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) Zimrī he _became _king seven _of days in_Tirʦāh and_the_people were_encamping on Gibtōn which belonged_to_Pəlishtiy.

16 And_ the_people who_were_encamping _he/it _listened to_say Zimrī he _has _conspired and_also he _has _struck _down DOM the_king and_ all _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _they _made _king DOM ˊOmrī the_commander _of the_army over Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) in _the_day (the)_that in_camp.

17 And_ ˊOmrī and_all Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) with_him/it _he _went _up from_Gibtōn and_they _laid _siege on Tirʦāh.

18 And_he/it _was just_ Zimrī _as _saw if/because _that the_city it _was _captured and_he _went into the _fortress _of the _house _of the_king and_he _burnt on/upon/above_him/it DOM the_house _of the_king with_fire and_he/it _died.

19 On his[fn] which he _sinned for_doing the_evil in/on_both _eyes _of YHWH to_go in_the _way _of Yāroⱱˊām/(Jeroboam) and_in_sin _of_his which he _did to_cause _to _sin DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

20 And_the _rest _of the _matters _of Zimrī and_conspiracy _of_his which he _conspired not are_they written on the _scroll _of the _matters _of the_days of_the _kings _of of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

16:19 OSHB variant note: חטאת/ו: (x-qere) ’חַטֹּאתָי/ו֙’: lemma=2403 b n=1.1.0 morph=HNcfpc/Sp3ms id=11mi6 חַטֹּאתָי/ו֙

OET-RV by cross-referenced section 1 KI 16:15

Zimri’s reign over Yisrael

1 Ki 16:15–20

OET-RV by cross-referenced section 1 KI 16:15

Zimri’s reign over Yisrael

1 Ki 16:15–20

OET-RV by cross-referenced section 1 KI 16:15

1 Ki 16:15–20