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1 Kings 16:17-19
New English Translation
1 Kings 16:17-19
New English Translation
17 Omri and all Israel went up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah. 18 When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he went into the fortified area of the royal palace. He set the palace on fire and died in the flames.[a] 19 This happened because of the sins he committed. He did evil in the sight of[b] the Lord and followed in Jeroboam’s footsteps and encouraged Israel to continue sinning.[c]
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- 1 Kings 16:18 tn Heb “and he burned the house of the king over him with fire and he died.”
- 1 Kings 16:19 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
- 1 Kings 16:19 tn Heb “walking in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he did to make Israel sin.”
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