1 Kings 16:15

Zimri’s Reign over Israel

16:15 In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri became king over Israel; he ruled for seven days in Tirzah. Zimri’s revolt took place while the army was deployed ¹  in Gibbethon, which was in Philistine territory.

1 Kings 20:27

20:27 When the Israelites had mustered and had received their supplies, they marched out to face them in battle. When the Israelites deployed opposite them, they were like two small flocks ²  of goats, but the Syrians filled the land.

1 Kings 16:16

16:16 While deployed there, the army received this report: ³  “Zimri has conspired against the king and assassinated him.” ⁴  So all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that very day in the camp.

1 Kings 20:29

20:29 The armies were deployed opposite each other for seven days. On the seventh day the battle began, and the Israelites killed 100,000 Syrian foot soldiers in one day.

[16:15]  ¹ tn Heb “Now the people were encamped.

[20:27]  ² tn The noun translated “small flocks” occurs only here. The common interpretation derives the word from the verbal root חשׂף, “to strip off; to make bare.” In this case the noun refers to something “stripped off” or “made bare.” HALOT 359 s.v. II חשׂף derives the noun from a proposed homonymic verbal root (which occurs only in Ps 29:9) meaning “cause a premature birth.” In this case the derived noun could refer to goats that are undersized because they are born prematurely.

[16:16]  ³ tn Heb “and the people who were encamped heard.”

[16:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “has conspired against and also has struck down the king.”