18 Jun 2014

King Zimri

Posted by joncooper

How He Became King: After assassinating Elah
When He Began Reigning: Uncertain
Reign Length: 7 days
Ruled Over: Israel
Type of King: Evil
Prophet: Uncertain
Death: Burned down the palace and died in the flames
Burial: Unknown

After Zimri assassinated Elah, he reigned for seven days:

I Kings 16:15: “In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.”

When the nation of Israel found out what Zimri had done, they made Omri their king. When Omri came against him, Zimri burned down the palace and died in the fire:

I Kings 16:16: “And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.
17 And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
18 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.”

After his death, Omri ruled over Israel.

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