richmahn_en_tn/1ki/16/15.md

# Tirzah

This is the name of a city. See how you translated it in [1 Kings 14:17](../14/17.md).

# the army was camped by Gibbethon

The word "army" refers to the army of the kingdom of Israel.

# Gibbethon

This is the name of a city. See how you translated it in [1 Kings 15:27](../15/27.md).

# The army camped there heard it said

This can be stated in active form. AT: "The soldiers who camped there heard someone say" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# all Israel

Both times this phrase is used, it represents the army of Israel. Here the word "all" is a generalization meaning "most." AT: "all the army of Israel" or "most of the soldiers in the army of Israel" or "the army of Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/asa]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/kingdomofjudah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/reign]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/philistines]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/kingdomofisrael]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/commander]]