In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
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Interpretation
When men forsake God, they will be left to plague one another. Proud aspiring men ruin one another.
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This thought runs through 1 Kings 16:15-19.
Glossary
- Tirzah Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell el Farah.
- Asa Person
- Physician, son of Abijah and grandson of Rehoboam, was the third king of Judah.
- Gibbethon Place
- A height, a city of the Philistines in the territory of Dan, given to the Kohathites ( Josh. 19:44 ; 21:23 ). Modern identification: Tell Melat.