1 Kings 16:16

heard say The distance was not great between Tirzah and Gibbethon, and it was to the army that such news would quickly be brought.

hath also slain R.V. smitten. The change is made for consistency.

wherefore all Israel The voice of the army being regarded as the voice of the nation. So -all Israel" is used in the next verse.

Omri, the captain of the host Omri was manifestly in chief command at Gibbethon, and though Zimri was also a military officer, yet he had not, it would seem, the popularity of Omri.