John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 16:17
And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him ,.... He, and the army under him, broke up the siege of that place, and marched to Tirzah; which, according, to Bunting F3 Travels, &c.; p. 162. were thirty six miles distant from each other: and they besieged Tirzah; the royal city, in which Zimri was. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 16:15-28
Solomon observes (Prov. 28:2) that for the transgression of a land many were the princes thereof (so it was here in Israel), but by a man of understanding the state thereof shall be prolonged?so it was with Judah at the same time under Asa. When men forsake God they are out of the way of rest and establishment. Zimri, and Tibni, and Omri, are here striving for the crown. Proud aspiring men ruin one another, and involve others in the ruin. These confusions end in the settlement of Omri; we must... read more