Thematic Bible: A canaanitish city
Thematic Bible
Tirzah » A canaanitish city
For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah and came to Samaria, and struck and killed Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria and became king in his place.
So Jeroboam’s wife arose and left and came to Tirzah [the king’s residence]. As she was entering the threshold of the house, the child [Abijah] died.
Baasha slept with his fathers [in death] and was buried in Tirzah. Elah his son became king in his place.
In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri became king over Israel and reigned for twelve years. He reigned six years at Tirzah.