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shall_v eat_v he_o that_o shall_v die_v in_o the_o field_n after_o baasha_n succeed_v ela_n his_o son_n and_o reign_v in_o tirza_n 2._o year_n and_o zimri_n his_o servant_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o zimri_n when_o the_o people_n hear_v that_o zimri_n have_v kill_v the_o king_n they_o rise_v against_o zimri_n and_o make_v omri_n their_o king_n at_o that_o time_n israel_n be_v in_o camp_n against_o gibethon_n and_o besiege_a tirza_n which_o siege_n continue_v from_o the_o time_n of_o nadab_n jeroboams_n son_n where_o zimri_n keep_v himself_o in_o hold_n and_o perceive_v the_o city_n shall_v be_v take_v by_o omri_n he_o burn_v himself_o and_o himself_o the_o king_n house_n with_o fire_n after_o this_o reign_v omri_n twelve_o year_n six_o in_o tirza_n and_o 9_o six_o in_o samaria_n a_o town_n which_o he_o build_v and_o be_v the_o first_o king_n that_o be_v bury_v there_o after_o the_o build_n of_o samaria_n and_o samaria_n after_o the_o burn_a of_o tirza_n after_o this_o the_o seat_n 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counsel_n exercise_v all_o cruelty_n and_o tyranny_n naboth_n be_v kill_v for_o his_o vineyard_n by_o jezabels_n counsel_n and_o by_o the_o jezebel_n wickedness_n of_o his_o wife_n achab_n become_v a_o vile_a idolater_n a_o cruel_a murderer_n and_o as_o one_o that_o whole_o give_v himself_o to_o serve_v sin_n now_o while_o achab_n be_v in_o commit_v one_o evil_a upon_o a_o other_o in_o samaria_n the_o peace_n end_v which_o be_v make_v for_o three_o 8._o year_n between_o achab_n king_n of_o israel_n and_o benhadad_n king_n of_o syria_n for_o after_o that_o achab_n have_v victory_n over_o benhadad_n king_n of_o syria_n for_o when_o samaria_n be_v besiege_v by_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n and_o the_o host_n of_o the_o aramite_n fill_v the_o country_n yet_o god_n give_v the_o victory_n to_o achab._n god_n before_o go_v about_o with_o sign_n and_o miracle_n to_o draw_v achab_n from_o his_o impiety_n and_o now_o he_o give_v he_o victory_n whereby_o he_o shall_v acknowledge_v the_o lord_n to_o 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