1 Kings 16:17
“And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath,.... Very probably…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Went up - The expression “went up” marks accurately the ascent of the army from the Shephelah, where Gibbethon was…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 16:15-28
Solomon observes (Pro 28:2) that for the transgression of a land many were the princes thereof (so it was here in…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
and they besieged Tirzah Which must therefore have been a fortified town, and not a mere pleasance of the kings of…
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