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1 Kings 16:17

Then Omri and all the Israelites marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּעֲלֶ֥הvai.ya.'a.Lehand he went upH5927 →
עָמְרִ֛י'a.me.RiOmriH6018 →
וְכָל־ve.kholand allH3605 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
עִמּ֖וֹi.Mowith himH5973 →
מִֽגִּבְּת֑וֹןmi.gi.be.Tonfrom GibbethonH1405 →
וַיָּצֻ֖רוּvai.ya.Tzu.ruand they laid siegeH6696 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
תִּרְצָֽה׃tir.TzahTirzahH8656 →

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Judges 9:56–57In this way God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech had done to his father in murdering his seventy brothers.Judges 9:50Then Abimelech went to Thebez, encamped against it, and captured it.2 Kings 18:9–12In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.Luke 19:43–44For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.Judges 9:45And all that day Abimelech fought against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he demolished the city and sowed it with salt.2 Kings 25:1–4So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.2 Kings 6:24–25Some time later, Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army and marched up to besiege Samaria.1 Kings 15:27Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city.2 Kings 15:14Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, struck down and killed Shallum son of Jabesh, and reigned in his place.

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