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Tirzah

תִּרְצָה · tir.tsah · H8656H“benevolent; complaisant; pleasing” Hitchcock's 186913 mentions in 4 books, most in 1 Kings (9)
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Where it is

EbezMount EbalMount EbalThebezThebezHarmonHarmonMichmethathMichmethathShamirShamirTirzahabout 28 km across

32.27° N, 35.29° E

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Mentioned most in

1 Kings · 92 Kings · 2Joshua · 1Song of Solomon · 1
Counted from 13 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Tirzah was a Canaanite city that was captured by Joshua during the conquest of Canaan (Josh. 12:24). It later became the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel during the reigns of Jeroboam I, Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, and Omri (1Kgs. 14:17; 15:21, 33; 16:6-23). Tirzah served as the royal residence and administrative center until Omri built Samaria, which then became the new capital (1Kgs. 16:23-24). The city is also mentioned in the Song of Solomon, where the beauty of the Shulammite woman is likened to that of Tirzah (Sng.6.4). Tirzah's exact location is uncertain, but it is believed to have been situated in the hill country of Samaria, possibly near modern-day Tell el-Far'ah, about 7 miles northeast of Nablus.

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Every mention

13 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
JoshuaChapter 12: 1 mention1 mention
Joshua 12:24the king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty-one.
1 KingsChapter 14: 1 mentionChapter 15: 2 mentionsChapter 16: 6 mentions9 mentions
1 Kings 14:17Jeroboam’s wife arose and departed, and came to Tirzah. As she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.1 Kings 15:21When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and lived in Tirzah.1 Kings 15:33In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah began to reign over all Israel in Tirzah for twenty-four years.1 Kings 16:6Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his place.1 Kings 16:8In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha began to reign over Israel in Tirzah for two years.1 Kings 16:9His servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah;1 Kings 16:15In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.1 Kings 16:17Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.1 Kings 16:23In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri began to reign over Israel for twelve years. He reigned six years in Tirzah.
2 KingsChapter 15: 2 mentions2 mentions
2 Kings 15:14Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, came to Samaria, struck Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, killed him, and reigned in his place.2 Kings 15:16Then Menahem attacked Tiphsah and all who were in it and its border areas, from Tirzah. He attacked it because they didn’t open their gates to him, and he ripped up all their women who…
Song of SolomonChapter 6: 1 mention1 mention
Song of Solomon 6:4You are beautiful, my love, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, awesome as an army with banners.

What the dictionary says

an ancient Canaanite city, whose king is enumerated among those overthrown in the conquest of the country.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
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