Zimri
Mentioned 928–883 BC traditional (Jones)
Murdered Elah at Tirzah, and succeeded him on the throne of Israel (1 Kings 16:8-10). 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 (11-20).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- Tagged in
- 8 verses
- Mentioned in the era of the Kingdom, 1050–587 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Asa, Arza, Baasha, Jehu, Jehu, and Omri.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
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Stories
1 event in which Zimri takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 928 BCReign of Zimri1 Kgs 16:15-16
Places
Places named in the same verses as Zimri, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.
Timeline
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Mentions
8 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Zimri 17 |
| KJV | Zimri 15 |
| ASV | Zimri 15 |
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Every verse
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1 Kings7 verses
- 16:9
However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.
- 16:10
So in the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place.
- 16:12
So Zimri destroyed the entire household of Baasha, according to the word that the LORD had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet.
- 16:15
In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,
- 16:16
and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had conspired against the king and struck him down. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel.
- 16:18
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
- 16:20
As for the rest of the acts of Zimri and the treason he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
2 Kings1 verse
- 9:31
And as Jehu entered the gate, she asked, “Have you come in peace, O Zimri, murderer of your master?”
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
Murdered Elah at Tirzah, and succeeded him on the throne of Israel (1 Kings 16:8-10). 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 (11-20). Omri succeeded to the throne only after four years of fierce war with Tibni, another claimant to the throne.