1 Kings 16:16-18

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¹⁶ The men in the camp heard that Zimri had ·made secret plans [plotted; conspired] against King Elah and had killed him. So that day in the camp ·they [^Lall Israel] made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel. ¹⁷ So Omri and all the Israelite army left Gibbethon and ·attacked [besieged] Tirzah. ¹⁸ When Zimri saw that the city had been captured, he went into the ·palace [^Lcitadel of the king’s house] and set it on fire, burning the palace and himself with it.