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So he died,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When Zimri saw that the city had been taken, he went into the citadel of the palace and burned it down over himself and died in the flames.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And when Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the king’s house and burned the king’s house over him with fire and died,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down upon himself. So he died<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And it happened, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the citadel of the king’s house and burned the king’s house down upon himself with fire, and died,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the king’s house and burned the king’s house over himself with fire, and died,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the king&#8217s house and burned the king&#8217s house over him with fire, and died,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And it came about, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the citadel of the king’s house and burned the king’s house over him with fire, and died,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now it happened that when Zimri saw that the city was captured, he went into the citadel of the king’s house and burned the king’s house over him with fire, and died,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the fortress of the king’s palace; and <i>while inside,</i> he set fire to the king’s palace and died,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down over himself. He died<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down over himself. He died<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the castle of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When Zimri saw that the town was captured, he ran into the strongest part of the palace and killed himself by setting it on fire. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the castle of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When Zimri saw that the city had been captured, he went into the stronghold in the royal palace and burned down the palace over his own head. He died<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When Zimri saw that the city had fallen, he went into the palace's inner fortress, set the palace on fire, and died in the flames. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When Zimri observed that the city had been captured, he retreated into the king's palace, set fire to the citadel, and died when the palace burned down around him <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down upon himself. So he died<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he went into the fortified area of the royal palace. He set the palace on fire and died in the flames.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It happened, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the citadel of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the fortified part of the king’s house and burned the king’s house over him with fire, and died, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it comes to pass, at Zimri’s seeing that the city has been captured, that he comes into a high place of the house of the king, and burns the house of the king over himself with fire, and he dies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it cometh to pass, at Zimri's seeing that the city hath been captured, that he cometh in unto a high place of the house of the king, and burneth over him the house of the king with fire, and dieth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it will be when Zimri saw that the city was taken, and he will come to the fortress of the king's house, and he will burn over him the king's house with fire, and he will die,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Zambri seeing that the city was about to be taken, went into the palace and burnt himself with the king's house: and he died <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then Zimri, seeing that the city was about to be taken, entered the palace, and he set fire to himself along with the royal house. And he died<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the king’s house and burned it down over him. He died<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the king’s house; he burned down the king’s house over himself with fire, and died—<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the shrine of the king's house and burned the king's house over him with fire, and died,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when Zemri saw that Terzah was crushed, he entered the shrine of the house of the King by himself, and they burned the house of the King over him in fire and he died<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the castle of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass when Zambri saw that his city was taken, that he goes into the inner chamber of the house of the king, and burnt the king's house over him, and died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/16-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=6483" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/16.htm">Zimri Reigns in Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Then Omri and all the Israelites marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2174.htm" title="2174: zim·rî (N-proper-ms) -- Zimri -- four Israelites. From zamar; musical; Zimri, the name of five Israelites, and of an Arabian tribe.">When Zimri</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: kir·’ō·wṯ (Prep-k:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: nil·kə·ḏāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">was captured,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">he entered</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/759.htm" title="759: ’ar·mō·wn (N-msc) -- A citadel. From an unused root; a citadel.">the citadel</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">of the royal</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">palace</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8313.htm" title="8313: way·yiś·rōp̄ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To burn. A primitive root; to be on fire.">and burned it down</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: bā·’êš (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon himself.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: way·yā·mōṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">So he died</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>because of the sins he had committed, doing evil in the sight of the LORD and following the example of Jeroboam and the sin he had committed and had caused Israel to commit.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">2 Kings 9:27</a></span><br />When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him, shouting, “Shoot him too!” So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/9-54.htm">Judges 9:54</a></span><br />He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/17-23.htm">2 Samuel 17:23</a></span><br />When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/1-2.htm">2 Kings 1:2-4</a></span><br />Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.” / But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’ / Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-4.htm">2 Kings 10:4</a></span><br />But they were terrified and reasoned, “If two kings could not stand against him, how can we?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-25.htm">2 Kings 15:25</a></span><br />Then his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him along with Argob, Arieh, and fifty men of Gilead. And at the citadel of the king’s palace in Samaria, Pekah struck down and killed Pekahiah and reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-7.htm">2 Kings 25:7</a></span><br />And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/31-4.htm">1 Samuel 31:4-5</a></span><br />Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it. / When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/1-9.htm">2 Samuel 1:9-10</a></span><br />Then he begged me, ‘Stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me, but my life still lingers.’ / So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">2 Kings 23:29-30</a></span><br />During Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo. / From Megiddo his servants carried his body in a chariot, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-5.htm">Matthew 27:5</a></span><br />So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-18.htm">Acts 1:18</a></span><br />(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-6.htm">Revelation 9:6</a></span><br />In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-25.htm">John 12:25</a></span><br />Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-39.htm">Matthew 10:39</a></span><br />Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">and burnt the king's house</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/9-54.htm">Judges 9:54</a></b></br> Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/31-4.htm">1 Samuel 31:4,5</a></b></br> Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/17-23.htm">2 Samuel 17:23</a></b></br> And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled <i>his</i> ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">Burneth</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-1.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-16.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/acts/23-32.htm">Castle</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-26.htm">Citadel</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-4.htm">City</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-17.htm">Died</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-4.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-19.htm">End</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-16.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-9.htm">Head</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-14.htm">High</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-12.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-9.htm">King's</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-26.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-28.htm">Room</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-27.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-16.htm">Zimri</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-20.htm">Zimri's</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-3.htm">Burneth</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-38.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-21.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-25.htm">Castle</a> <a href="/ezra/6-2.htm">Citadel</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-24.htm">City</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-19.htm">Died</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-22.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-7.htm">End</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-23.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-6.htm">Head</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-9.htm">High</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-32.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-30.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-3.htm">King's</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-3.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-19.htm">Room</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-30.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-20.htm">Zimri</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-20.htm">Zimri's</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-1.htm">Jehu's prophecy against Baasha</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-5.htm">Elah succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-8.htm">Zimri, conspiring against Elah, succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-11.htm">Zimri executes Jehu's prophecy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-15.htm">Omri, made king by the soldiers, forces Zimri desperately to burn himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-21.htm">The kingdom being divided, Omri prevails against Tibni</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-23.htm">Omri builds Samaria</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-25.htm">His wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-27.htm">Ahab succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-29.htm">Ahab's most wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm">Joshua's curse upon Hiel the builder of Jericho</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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His reign was short-lived, lasting only seven days. The city referred to here is Tirzah, the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel at the time. The capture of the city by Omri, another military leader, signified the end of Zimri's brief rule. This event highlights the instability and frequent power struggles in the northern kingdom, contrasting with the more stable Davidic line in Judah.<p><b>he entered the citadel of the royal palace</b><br>The citadel was a fortified part of the palace, designed to be a last line of defense. Zimri's retreat to this stronghold indicates his desperation and the hopelessness of his situation. The royal palace in Tirzah would have been a significant structure, symbolizing the authority and power of the king. This act of retreating to the citadel shows Zimri's final attempt to hold onto power, even as it slipped away.<p><b>and burned it down upon himself</b><br>Zimri's decision to burn the palace down upon himself is a dramatic and tragic end, reflecting the chaos and moral decline in Israel during this period. This act of self-destruction can be seen as a form of suicide, which was rare and considered dishonorable in ancient Israelite culture. It underscores the desperation and lack of hope in Zimri's final moments. The destruction of the palace also symbolizes the end of his short-lived dynasty and the futility of his rebellion.<p><b>So he died</b><br>Zimri's death marks the conclusion of his failed attempt to establish himself as king. His demise serves as a cautionary tale about the consequences of ambition and treachery. In the broader biblical narrative, Zimri's death is part of the ongoing judgment against the house of Jeroboam, as prophesied by Ahijah the Shilonite. It also foreshadows the eventual downfall of the northern kingdom due to its persistent idolatry and rebellion against God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zimri.htm">Zimri</a></b><br>A military commander who became king of Israel by assassinating King Elah. His reign was short-lived, lasting only seven days.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_citadel_of_the_royal_palace.htm">The Citadel of the Royal Palace</a></b><br>The fortified part of the palace where Zimri took refuge and ultimately set on fire, leading to his death.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tirzah.htm">Tirzah</a></b><br>The city where Zimri's final act took place. It was the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel at the time.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/o/omri.htm">Omri</a></b><br>The commander of the army who led a siege against Zimri, eventually becoming king after Zimri's death.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, which was experiencing political instability and idolatry during this period.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sinful_ambition.htm">The Consequences of Sinful Ambition</a></b><br>Zimri's ambition led him to murder and seize power, but his reign was short-lived, illustrating that sinful ambition often leads to destruction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/desperation_and_despair.htm">Desperation and Despair</a></b><br>Zimri's final act of setting the palace on fire with himself inside shows the depth of despair that can result from a life of sin and rebellion against God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Importance of Godly Leadership</a></b><br>The chaos and instability in Israel during Zimri's time highlight the need for leaders who seek God's guidance and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/pride_comes_before_a_fall.htm">Pride Comes Before a Fall</a></b><br>Zimri's account is a cautionary tale about the dangers of pride and self-reliance, reminding us to humble ourselves before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a></b><br>Despite human schemes and failures, God's purposes prevail. Zimri's brief reign was part of a larger divine account.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_norman_geisler.htm">Who was King Zimri in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_omri_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Omri in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_zimri_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Zimri in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_for_elah's_reign_and_fall.htm">(1 Kings 16:8-10) Do historical or archaeological records support the brief yet tumultuous reign of Elah, which ended with Zimri's coup?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">The palace of the king's house.</span>--The same phrase is found in <a href="/2_kings/15-25.htm" title="But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.">2Kings 15:25</a>. The word here rendered "palace" evidently means (as is clear from its derivation) "the high place," or "citadel," of the building. Some render it the "harem," with which the curious rendering (<span class= "greekheb">??????</span>) of the LXX.--signifying properly a cave or "lurking-place"--may perhaps, agree. But this is not suggested by the word itself. This desperate act of Zimri, which has many parallels in Eastern history, seems to indicate that there was held to be something especially treasonable, and therefore unpardonable, in his assassination of Elah. (See <a href="/1_kings/16-20.htm" title="Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he worked, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?">1Kings 16:20</a>, and <a href="/2_kings/9-31.htm" title="And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?">2Kings 9:31</a>.)<span class= "bld"><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken</span> [the meaning is probably that which Josephus gives: "When he saw that the city had none to defend it," or possibly, "when he saw that a breach was made"], <span class="cmt_word">that he went into the palace</span> [<span class="hebrew">אַרְמון</span> citadel, fortress, from <span class="hebrew">תךעט סעתלא אָרַם</span>. So Gesen., Keil, Bight, <span class="accented">al</span>. The palace, no doubt, consisted of a string of buildings (<a href="/1_kings/7-2.htm">1 Kings 7:2-9</a>) of which this was the highest and strongest part. Ewald thinks that the harem - a word which has almost the same radicals ? or women's apartment, is meant - the <span class="accented">most secluded</span> portion of the great palace (Josephus understands it to mean "the inmost part"), and hence infers, as also from <a href="/2_kings/9-31.htm">2 Kings 9:31</a>, that the women of the palace had willingly submitted to the effeminate murderer of their lord, and that even the queen-mother had made advances towards him (vol. 4. p. 36). But, as Bight remarks there is nothing of this in the text, and Zimri's desperate act rather shows daring and contempt of death than effeminacy or sensuality. And <a href="/2_kings/15-25.htm">2 Kings 15:25</a> (cf. <a href="/psalms/122-7.htm">Psalm 122:7</a>) seems to point to a stronghold rather than a seraglio] <span class="cmt_word">of the king's house, and burnt the king's house</span> [probably the palace which Jereboam had built. Ewald thinks it was this structure gave Tirzah its reputation for beauty; <a href="/songs/6-4.htm">Song of Solomon 6:4</a>] <span class="cmt_word">over him with fire</span> [According to the Syriac, the besiegers set fire to the palace. Similarly Jarchi. But the text is decisive. The parallel deed of Sardanapalus will occur to all readers. Rawlinson also refers to Herod. 1:176, and 7:107], <span class="cmt_word">and died.</span> [This word is intimately connected with the verse following. But there is no need to rearrange the verses. The text, as it stands, conveys clearly enough that Zimri's tragical death was a retribution for his sins. Bahr remarks that of Elah and Zimri we learn nothing, apart from the fact that they held to the sin of Jeroboam, except how they died.] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/16-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When Zimri</span><br /><span class="heb">זִמְרִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(zim·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2174.htm">Strong's 2174: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zimri -- four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">saw</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּרְא֤וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(kir·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the city</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעִ֔יר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was captured,</span><br /><span class="heb">נִלְכְּדָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(nil·kə·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> </span><span class="str2">To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he entered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the citadel</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְמ֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·mō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_759.htm">Strong's 759: </a> </span><span class="str2">A citadel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the royal</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">palace</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּית־</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and burned it down</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׂרֹ֨ף</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiś·rōp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8313.htm">Strong's 8313: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, on fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on himself.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֧יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So he died</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּמֹֽת׃</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·mōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/16-18.htm">1 Kings 16:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/16-18.htm">1 Kings 16:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/16-18.htm">1 Kings 16:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/16-18.htm">1 Kings 16:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/16-18.htm">1 Kings 16:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/16-18.htm">1 Kings 16:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/16-18.htm">1 Kings 16:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/16-18.htm">1 Kings 16:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/16-18.htm">1 Kings 16:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/16-18.htm">1 Kings 16:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/16-18.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 16:18 It happened when Zimri saw that (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/16-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 16:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 16:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/16-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 16:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 16:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>