KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
1 Kings 16:15–16
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1 Kings 16:15
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.
15¶ In the twentie and seuenth yeere of Asa king of Iudah, did Zimri reigne seuen dayes in Tirzah: and the people were encamped against Gibbethon which belonged to the Philistines.
1 Kings 16:16
16And 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.
16And 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.
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DEFINED WORDS
1 Kings 16:15
The ordinal number following the sixth; one of seven equal parts.
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A period of twelve months; a stated annual period.
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A sovereign ruler; one who reigns over a people or realm.
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To rule as a king or exercise sovereign authority; also the period or exercise of such rule.
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The number following six and preceding eight.
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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.
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Settled in tents or huts for lodging or temporary habitation.
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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat, Bible Words Glossary (1893)
To be the property, part, concern, attribute, relation, or fitting possession of the person or thing named.
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1 Kings 16:16
Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.
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Settled in tents or huts for lodging or temporary habitation.
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To speak, declare, tell, or express; also what is said.
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Killed or put to death, especially by violence.
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A sovereign ruler; one who reigns over a people or realm.
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Why; for what reason.
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Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called in Scripture.
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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
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An army or organized multitude; also one who receives guests.
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The period of light between morning and evening; a complete daily cycle; or a specified time, age, or season, according to context.
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Open the full verse study27¶ And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
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Open the full verse study44And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
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Open the full verse study8¶ In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.
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Open the full verse study31And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?
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Open the full verse study5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
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Open the full verse study23And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
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Open the full verse study35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
From verse 16
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Open the full verse study30And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him.
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Open the full verse study2Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.
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Open the full verse study26Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
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Open the full verse study16¶ For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.
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