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1 Kings 16:18

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Kings 16:18

Verse 18 of 34

Scripture focus

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,

1 Kings 16:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 16:18

Theological / Devotional

The city was taken. The siege of Tirzah must have been short, for the entire reign of Zimri was only seven days (v. 15). Omri doubtless had help from within the city, since he was able to capture it almost immediately.

Into the palace. Probably into the strongest point of the palace, the citadel. His setting fire to the palace and perishing in the flames has a number of parallels in Eastern history.

For his sins. Zimri reigned over Israel only seven days, yet he receives the same condemnation as did kings with the longest reigns. His death goes to illustrate the moral that the writer of Kings draws from the whole history of the Israelite monarchs, that a curse was upon them and the nation for their persistence in Jeroboam’s sin, which eventually brought each royal house to an ignominious and bloody end.

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