1 Kings 16:17
Strong's Lexicon
Then Omri
עָמְרִ֛י (‘ā·mə·rî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6018: Omri = 'pupil of Jehovah' 1) king of the northern kingdom of Israel, successor to king Elah for whom he was the captain of the army; ruled for 12 years and succeeded by his infamous son Ahab 2) one of the sons of Becher the son of Benjamin 3) a descendant of Pharez the son of Judah 4) son of Michael and chief of the tribe of Issachar in the time of David

and
עִמּ֖וֹ (‘im·mōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5973: 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as 1e) beside, except 1f) in spite of

all
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything

the Israelites
יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel = 'God prevails' 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile

marched up
וַיַּעֲלֶ֥ה (way·ya·‘ă·leh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5927: 1) to go up, ascend, climb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go up, ascend 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 1a6) to come up (before God) 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 1a8) to excel, be superior to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 1b2) to take oneself away 1b3) to be exalted 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away 1c3) to bring up, draw up, train 1c4) to cause to ascend 1c5) to rouse, stir up (mentally) 1c6) to offer, bring up (of gifts) 1c7) to exalt 1c8) to cause to ascend, offer 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be carried away, be led up 1d2) to be taken up into, be inserted in 1d3) to be offered 1e) (Hithpael) to lift oneself

from Gibbethon
מִֽגִּבְּת֑וֹן (mig·gib·bə·ṯō·wn)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1405: Gibbethon = 'mound' 1) a Philistine town in Dan allocated to the Kohathite Levites

and besieged
וַיָּצֻ֖רוּ (way·yā·ṣu·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6696: 1) to bind, besiege, confine, cramp 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to confine, secure 1a2) to shut in, beseige 1a3) to shut up, enclose 2) (Qal) to show hostility to, be an adversary, treat as foe 3) (Qal) to form, fashion, delineate

עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

Tirzah.
תִּרְצָֽה׃ (tir·ṣāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8656: Tirzah = 'favourable' n pr f 1) one of the 7 daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher of the tribe of Manasseh n pr loc 2) one of the kingdoms on the west of the Jordan conquered by Joshua and the Israelites 3) a Canaanite city, later capital of the northern kingdom of Israel

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then Omri and all the Israelites marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

Young's Literal Translation
And Omri goeth up, and all Israel with him, from Gibbethon, and they lay siege to Tirzah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Omri along with all Israel marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

New American Standard Bible
Then Omri and all Israel with him went up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

King James Bible
And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Then Omri and all the Israelites with him withdrew from Gibbethon and laid siege to Tirzah.

New Living Translation
So Omri led the entire army of Israel up from Gibbethon to attack Tirzah, Israel's capital.

English Standard Version
So Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.

New American Standard Bible
Then Omri and all Israel with him went up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

King James Bible
And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Omri along with all Israel marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

International Standard Version
Then Omri and the entire army of Israel left from Gibbethon and attacked Tirzah.

NET Bible
Omri and all Israel went up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

American Standard Version
And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.

English Revised Version
And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.

Young's Literal Translation
And Omri goeth up, and all Israel with him, from Gibbethon, and they lay siege to Tirzah.
















Cross References
1 Kings 16:16
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.

1 Kings 16:18
And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died,

1 Kings 1:1
Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.

1 Kings 16:15
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 16:14
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?

1 Kings 16:19
For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.

1 Kings 16:20
Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
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