1 Kings 16
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1 Kings 16:8-20

8In the twentyH6242 and sixth yearH8141 of AsaH609 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 began ElahH425 the sonH1121 of BaashaH1201 to reignH4427 over IsraelH3478 in TirzahH8656, and reignedH4427 two yearsH8141. 9And his servantH5650 ZimriH2174, captain of halfH4276 his chariotsH7393, conspired against him. Now he was in TirzahH8656, drinkingH8354 himself drunkH8354 in the houseH1004 of Arza, who was over the householdH1004 in TirzahH8656: 10and ZimriH2174 wentH935 in and smote him, and killed him, in the twentyH6242 and seventh yearH8141 of AsaH609 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, and reignedH4427 in his stead. 11And it came to pass, when he began to reignH4427, as soon as he satH3427 on his throneH3678, that he smote all the houseH1004 of BaashaH1201: he leftH7604 him not a single man-child, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friendsH7453. 12Thus did ZimriH2174 destroyH8045 all the houseH1004 of BaashaH1201, according to the wordH1697 of Jehovah, which he spake against BaashaH1201 by JehuH3058 the prophetH5030, 13for all the sinsH2398 of BaashaH1201, and the sinsH2398 of ElahH425 his sonH1121, which they sinnedH2398, and wherewith they made IsraelH3478 to sinH2398, to provokeH3707 Jehovah, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, to angerH3707 with their vanitiesH1892. 14Now the restH3499 of the acts of ElahH425, and all that he did, are they not writtenH3789 in the bookH5612 of the chronicles of the kingsH4428 of IsraelH3478?

15In the twentyH6242 and seventh yearH8141 of AsaH609 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 did ZimriH2174 reignH4427 sevenH7651 daysH3117 in TirzahH8656. Now the peopleH5971 were encampedH2583 against GibbethonH1405, which belonged to the PhilistinesH6430. 16And the peopleH5971 that were encampedH2583 heardH8085 sayH559, ZimriH2174 hath conspired, and hath alsoH1571 smitten the kingH4428: wherefore all IsraelH3478 made OmriH6018, the captain of the hostH6635, kingH4428 over IsraelH3478 that dayH3117 in the campH4264. 17And OmriH6018 wentH5927 up from GibbethonH1405, and all IsraelH3478 with him, and they besieged TirzahH8656. 18And it cameH935 to pass, when ZimriH2174 sawH7200 that the cityH5892 wasH1961 takenH3920, that he wentH935 into the castle of the king’sH4428 houseH1004, and burnt the king’sH4428 houseH1004 over him with fireH784, and diedH4191, 19for his sinsH2398 which he sinnedH2398 in doing that which was evilH7451 in the sight of Jehovah, in walking in the wayH1870 of JeroboamH3379, and in his sinH2398 which he did, to makeH6213 IsraelH3478 to sinH2398. 20Now the restH3499 of the acts of ZimriH2174, and his treasonH7195 that he wrought, are they not writtenH3789 in the bookH5612 of the chronicles of the kingsH4428 of IsraelH3478?

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