God’s Word Translation
1 Kings 16:18
18When 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
1 Kings 16:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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,
- New International Version (NIV)When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the royal palace and set the palace on fire around him. So he died,
- English Standard Version (ESV)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,
- New King James Version (NKJV)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,
Context of 1 Kings 16:18
16When the army heard that Zimri had plotted ⌞against the king⌟ and killed him, the Israelite troops in the camp made Omri, the commander of the army, king of Israel. 17Omri and the Israelite troops with him left Gibbethon and attacked Tirzah. 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 19because of the sins he had committed—the things the Lord considered evil. Zimri lived like Jeroboam and led Israel to sin. 20Isn’t everything else about Zimri and his plot written in the official records of the kings of Israel?
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וַיְהִ֞י כִּרְא֤וֹת זִמְרִי֙ כִּֽי־נִלְכְּדָ֣ה הָעִ֔יר וַיָּבֹ֖א אֶל־אַרְמ֣וֹן בֵּית־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיִּשְׂרֹ֨ף עָלָ֧יו אֶת־בֵּֽית־מֶ֛לֶךְ בָּאֵ֖שׁ וַיָּמֹֽת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And it came to pass, when Zimriזִמְרִיzimrîy · ZimriH2174
- sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- that the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- was takenלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
- that he wentבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- into the palaceאַרְמוֹן'armôn · citadel: palaceH759
- of the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- and burntשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313
- over him with fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
- and diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
Cross-references for 1 Kings 16:18
- Judges 9:54He quickly called his armorbearer. He told him, “Take your sword and kill me! I don’t want anyone to say, ‘A woman killed Abimelech.’ ” His armorbearer did as he said, so Abimelech died.
- 1 Samuel 31:4Saul told his armorbearer, “Draw your sword! Stab me, or these godless men will come, stab me, and make fun of me.” But his armorbearer refused because he was terrified. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.
- 2 Samuel 17:23When Ahithophel saw that his advice hadn’t been followed, he saddled his donkey, left, and went home to his own city. He gave instructions to his family. Then he hanged himself, died, and was buried in his father’s tomb.
- Job 2:9His wife asked him, “Are you still holding on to your principles? Curse God and die!”
- Matthew 27:5So he threw the money into the temple, went away, and hanged himself.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 16:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18The palace of the king‘s house - The tower of the king‘s house. A particular part of the palace - either the “harem,” or, more probably, the keep or citadel, a tower stronger and loftier than the rest of the palace. Zimri‘s desperate act has been repeated more than once. That the last king of Assyria, the Sardanapalus of the Greeks, thus destroyed himself, is almost the only “fact” which we know concerning him.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-28Verses 15-28 When men forsake God, they will be left to plague one another. Proud aspiring men ruin one another. Omri struggled with Tibni some years. Though we do not always understand the rules by which God governs nations and individuals in his providence, we may learn useful lessons from the history before us. When tyrants succeed each other, and massacres, conspiracies, and civil wars, we may be sure the Lord has a controversy with the people for…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-19burned it down upon himself: Zimri's cowardice shows when he chooses to kill himself rather than face capture.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1815-18. did Zimri reign seven days--The news of his conspiracy soon spread, and the army having proclaimed their general, Omri, king, that officer immediately raised the siege at Gibbethon and marched directly against the capital in which the usurper had established himself. Zimri soon saw that he was not in circumstances to hold out against all the forces of the kingdom; so, shutting himself up in the palace, he set it on fire, and, like Sardanapalus…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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