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14 Now the rest of Elah’s accomplishments, including everything he undertook, are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel, are they not?

Zimri Reigns over Israel

15 Zimri reigned for seven days at Tirzah during the twenty-seventh year of the reign of[a] King Asa of Judah. At that time, the army was encamped in a siege against Gibbethon of Philistia. 16 The army at the encampment heard this report: “Zimri has conspired against the king and killed him.” So the entire army of[b] Israel made Omri, their commander, king over Israel.

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  1. 1 Kings 16:15 The Heb. lacks the reign of
  2. 1 Kings 16:16 The Heb. lacks army of