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.
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- WEB In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
- BSB In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,
- NKJV In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri had reigned in Tirzah seven days. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
- NASB In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned for seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were camped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
- NLT Zimri began to rule over Israel in the twenty-seventh year of King Asa’s reign in Judah, but his reign in Tirzah lasted only seven days. The army of Israel was then attacking the Philistine town of Gibbethon.
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Zimri reigns only seven days while Israel's army is encamped against Philistine Gibbethon.
Overview
Zimri's reign is the shortest in Kings, a mere week, signaling that his bloody coup brought no lasting kingdom. The army's distant encampment sets up the soldiers' decisive response once they learn of his treachery. The fleeting reign illustrates how grasping for power apart from God leads to swift ruin.
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- 1 Kgs 15:27And 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.
- Josh 19:44And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
- Job 20:5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
- Ps 37:35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
- 1 Kgs 16:8In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.
- 2 Kgs 9:31And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?
- Josh 21:23And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
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