1 Kings 16:18

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,
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)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.

Context of 1 Kings 16:18

16When the Israelites in the camp heard that Zimri had plotted against the king and murdered him, they proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that very day there in the camp. 17Then Omri and all the Israelites with him withdrew from Gibbethon and laid siege to Tirzah. 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, 19because of the sins he had committed, doing evil in the eyes of the Lord and following the ways of Jeroboam and committing the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit. 20As for the other events of Zimri’s reign, and the rebellion he carried out, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?

1 Kings 16:18 word by word

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 9:54Hurriedly he called to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and kill me, so that they can’t say, ‘A woman killed him.’ ” So his servant ran him through, and he died.
• 1 Samuel 31:4Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and run me through and abuse me.” But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
• 2 Samuel 17:23When 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 house in order and then hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
• Job 2:9His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die!”
• Matthew 27:5So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he 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

Topics related to 1 Kings 16:18

• Arson
• Judgments
• Omri
• Suicide
• Zimri

In the dictionaries

• Ahab
• Baasha
• Omri
• Tirza
• Israel, History of
• Murder
• Palace
• Zimri (1)
• Zimri (2)
• Zimri

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