1 Kings 16:18

וַיְהִי כִּרְאוֹת זִמְרִי כִּֽי ־ נִלְכְּדָה הָעִיר וַיָּבֹא אֶל ־ אַרְמוֹן בֵּית ־ הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּשְׂרֹף עָלָיו אֶת ־ בֵּֽית ־ מֶלֶךְ בָּאֵשׁ וַיָּמֹֽת ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king’s house, and burnt the king’s house over him with fire, and died,

In Context

17וַיַּעֲלֶה עָמְרִי וְכָל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל עִמּוֹ מִֽגִּבְּתוֹן וַיָּצֻרוּ עַל ־ תִּרְצָֽה ׃

19עַל ־ חטאתו אֲשֶׁר חָטָא לַעֲשׂוֹת הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה לָלֶכֶת בְּדֶרֶךְ יָרָבְעָם וּבְחַטָּאתוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְהַחֲטִיא אֶת ־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל ׃

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Cross References

1 Samuel 31:4וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל לְנֹשֵׂא כֵלָיו שְׁלֹף חַרְבְּךָ ׀ וְדָקְרֵנִי בָהּ פֶּן ־ יָבוֹאוּ הָעֲרֵלִים הָאֵלֶּה וּדְקָרֻנִי וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ ־ בִי וְלֹא אָבָה נֹשֵׂא כֵלָיו כִּי יָרֵא מְאֹד וַיִּקַּח שָׁאוּל אֶת ־ הַחֶרֶב וַיִּפֹּל עָלֶֽיהָ ׃

2 Kings 9:31וְיֵהוּא בָּא בַשָּׁעַר וַתֹּאמֶר הֲשָׁלוֹם זִמְרִי הֹרֵג אֲדֹנָֽיו ׃

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 16:16-29

Zimri's Death; Reign of Omri. ( b. c. 929.) 15 In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. 16 And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp. 17 And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. 18 And it came… Read the whole commentary →

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