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Zimri

Gender: Male

Years: -929 - -884

Dictionary Text: Murdered Elah at Tirzah, and succeeded him on the throne of Israel. He reigned only seven days, for Omri, whom the army elected as king, laid siege to Tirzah, whereupon Zimri set fire to the palace and perished amid its ruins. Omri succeeded to the throne only after four years of fierce war with Tibni, another claimant to the throne.

Disambiguation Notes: Zimri (king of Israel)

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  • 1 Kings 16:20: Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
  • 1 Kings 16:12: Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,
  • 1 Kings 16:10: And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.
  • 1 Kings 16:15: 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.
  • 2 Kings 9:31: And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?
  • 1 Kings 16:9: And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.
  • 1 Kings 16:16: 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.
  • 1 Kings 16:18: 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,
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