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In the year twenty-seven of Asa, king of Judah, Zimri began to reign in Tirzah,
and he reigned seven days. And the people
were encamped against Gibbethon, which
belonged to the Philistines.
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And the people
that were in the camp heard it said, Zimri has conspired and has killed the king. Therefore, all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.
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And Omri went up from Gibbethon and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
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And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king’s house and burnt the king’s house over him with fire, and died,
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for his sins which he committed in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he did, making Israel sin.