1Ki 16:15 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Kgs 16:15-17: 16:15-17 Although Zimri commanded half of the royal chariots (16:9 ), he was in Tirzah rather than with the army ... attacking ... Gibbethon. He apparently did not have the respect of the armed forces; they saw his acts as treason and chose their commander Omri as the new king of Israel.

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‏ 1 Kings 16:15

Summary for 1Kgs 16:15-17: 16:15-17 ^a Although Zimri commanded half of the royal chariots (16:9 ^b), he was in Tirzah rather than with the army ... attacking ... Gibbethon. He apparently did not have the respect of the armed forces; they saw his acts as treason and chose their commander Omri as the new king of Israel.