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Omri leads the Israelite army from Gibbethon to besiege Tirzah.
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1 Kings 16:17

Omri besieges Tirzah

The House of Omri and Ahab · 1 Kings 16

Story guide: Omri leads the army up from Gibbethon toward Tirzah, where the siege begins; the passage gives no details of the city or the troops.

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17Then Omri and all Israel with him went up from Gibbethon, and they laid siege to Tirzah.

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