1 Kings 16:15
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In the seven and twentieth year of Asa, king of Juda, Zambri reigned seven days in Thersa: now the army was besieging Gebbethon, a city of the Philistines.

seven

1 Kings 16:8 In the six and twentieth year of Asa, king of Juda, Ela, the son of Baasa, reigned over Israel, in Thersa, two years.

2 Kings 9:31 At Jehu coming in at the gate, and said: Can there be peace for Zambri, that hath killed his master?

Job 20:5 That the praise of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment.

Psalm 37:35 I have seen the wicked highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus.

And the people were encamped

1 Kings 15:27 And Baasa, the son of Ahias, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him, and slew him in Gebbethon, which is a city of the Philistines: for Nadab and all Israel besieged Gebbethon.

Joshua 19:44 Elthece, Gebbethon and Balaath,

Joshua 21:23 And of he tribe of Dan, Eltheco and Gabathon,

Context
Zimri Reigns in Israel
15In the seven and twentieth year of Asa, king of Juda, Zambri reigned seven days in Thersa: now the army was besieging Gebbethon, a city of the Philistines.16And when they heard that Zambri had rebelled, and slain the king, all Israel made Amri their king, who was general over Israel in the camp that day.…
Cross References
1 Kings 14:17
And the wife of Jeroboam arose, and departed, and came to Thersa: and when she was coming in to the threshold of the house, the child died,

1 Kings 15:21
And when Baasa had heard this, he left off building Rama, and returned into Thersa.

1 Kings 15:27
And Baasa, the son of Ahias, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him, and slew him in Gebbethon, which is a city of the Philistines: for Nadab and all Israel besieged Gebbethon.

1 Kings 16:16
And when they heard that Zambri had rebelled, and slain the king, all Israel made Amri their king, who was general over Israel in the camp that day.

Lexicon
In the twenty-seventh
עֶשְׂרִ֨ים (‘eś·rîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6242: Twenty, twentieth

year
בִּשְׁנַת֩ (biš·naṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8141: A year

of Asa's
לְאָסָא֙ (lə·’ā·sā)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 609: Asa -- perhaps 'healer', an Israelite name

reign
מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

over Judah,
יְהוּדָ֔ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

Zimri
זִמְרִ֛י (zim·rî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2174: Zimri -- four Israelites

reigned
מָלַ֥ךְ (mā·laḵ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

in Tirzah
בְּתִרְצָ֑ה (bə·ṯir·ṣāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8656: Tirzah -- daughter of Zelophehad, also a Canaanite city

for seven
שִׁבְעַ֥ת (šiḇ·‘aṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

days.
יָמִ֖ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

Now the troops
וְהָעָ֣ם (wə·hā·‘ām)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

were encamped
חֹנִ֔ים (ḥō·nîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2583: To incline, to decline, to pitch a, tent, gen, to encamp

against
עַֽל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Gibbethon
גִּבְּת֖וֹן (gib·bə·ṯō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1405: Gibbethon -- 'mound', a city in Dan

of the Philistines,
לַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ (lap·pə·liš·tîm)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia


Additional Translations
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,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.

In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.

And Zambri reigned in Thersa seven days: and the army of Israel was encamped against Gabathon of the Philistines.

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.

In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.

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.

In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.

In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, reigned hath Zimri seven days in Tirzah; and the people are encamping against Gibbethon, which is to the Philistines;
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