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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 16:9 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
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| 1Ki 16:9 |
Strong Concordance |
And his servant [05650] Zimri [02174], captain [08269] of half [04276] his chariots [07393], conspired [07194] against him, as he was in Tirzah [08656], drinking [08354] himself drunk [07910] in the house [01004] of Arza [0777] steward of his house [01004] in Tirzah [08656]. |
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King James |
And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
ZIMRI'S CONSPIRACY. (Kg1 16:9-22)
Zimri . . . conspired against him--"Arza which was over his house." During a carousal in the house of his chamberlain, Zimri slew him, and having seized the sovereignty, endeavored to consolidate his throne by the massacre of all the royal race. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
The conspiracy of Zimri - Elah's "servant" (i. e., "subject") - was favored by his position, which probably gave him military authority in the city, by the absence of a great part of the people and of the officers who might have checked him, at Gibbethon Kg1 16:15, and by the despicable character of Elah, who, instead of going up to the war, was continually reminding men of his low origin by conduct unworthy of royalty.
Steward - The office was evidently one of considerable importance. In Solomon's court it gave the rank of שׂר śar, prince. In Persia the "steward of the household" acted sometimes as a sort of regent during the king's absence. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Chariots - Of all his military chariots, and the men belonging to them: the chariots for carriage of necessary things, being put into meaner hands. Tirzah - Whilst his forces were elsewhere employed, Kg1 16:15, which gave Zimri advantage to execute his design. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Captain of half his chariots - It is probable that Zimri, and some other who is not here named, were commanders of the cavalry. |
9 And his servant [05650] Zimri [02174], captain [08269] of half [04276] his chariots [07393], conspired [07194] against him, as he was in Tirzah [08656], drinking [08354] himself drunk [07910] in the house [01004] of Arza [0777] steward of his house [01004] in Tirzah [08656].
10 And Zimri [02174] went in [0935] and smote [05221] him, and killed [04191] him, in the twenty [06242] and seventh [07651] year [08141] of Asa [0609] king [04428] of Judah [03063], and reigned [04427] in his stead.
11 And it came to pass, when he began to reign [04427], as soon as he sat [03427] on his throne [03678], that he slew [05221] all the house [01004] of Baasha [01201]: he left [07604] him not one that pisseth [08366] against a wall [07023], neither of his kinsfolks [01350], nor of his friends [07453].
12 Thus did Zimri [02174] destroy [08045] all the house [01004] of Baasha [01201], according to the word [01697] of the LORD [03068], which he spake [01696] against Baasha [01201] by [03027] Jehu [03058] the prophet [05030],
13 For all the sins [02403] of Baasha [01201], and the sins [02403] of Elah [0425] his son [01121], by which they sinned [02398], and by which they made Israel [03478] to sin [02398], in provoking the LORD [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478] to anger [03707] with their vanities [01892].
14 Now the rest [03499] of the acts [01697] of Elah [0425], and all that he did [06213], are they not written [03789] in the book [05612] of the chronicles [01697] [03117] of the kings [04428] of Israel [03478]?
15 In the twenty [06242] [08141] and seventh [07651] year [08141] of Asa [0609] king [04428] of Judah [03063] did Zimri [02174] reign [04427] seven [07651] days [03117] in Tirzah [08656]. And the people [05971] were encamped [02583] against Gibbethon [01405], which belonged to the Philistines [06430].
16 And the people [05971] that were encamped [02583] heard [08085] say [0559], Zimri [02174] hath conspired [07194], and hath also slain [05221] the king [04428]: wherefore all Israel [03478] made Omri [06018], the captain [08269] of the host [06635], king [04427] over Israel [03478] that day [03117] in the camp [04264].
17 And Omri [06018] went up [05927] from Gibbethon [01405], and all Israel [03478] with him, and they besieged [06696] Tirzah [08656].
18 And it came to pass, when Zimri [02174] saw [07200] that the city [05892] was taken [03920], that he went [0935] into the palace [0759] of the king's [04428] house [01004], and burnt [08313] the king's [04428] house [01004] over him with fire [0784], and died [04191],
19 For his sins [02403] which he sinned [02398] in doing [06213] evil [07451] in the sight [05869] of the LORD [03068], in walking [03212] in the way [01870] of Jeroboam [03379], and in his sin [02403] which he did [06213], to make Israel [03478] to sin [02398].
20 Now the rest [03499] of the acts [01697] of Zimri [02174], and his treason [07195] that he wrought [07194], are they not written [03789] in the book [05612] of the chronicles [01697] [03117] of the kings [04428] of Israel [03478]?
21 Then were the people [05971] of Israel [03478] divided [02505] into two parts [02677]: half [02677] of the people [05971] followed [01961] [0310] Tibni [08402] the son [01121] of Ginath [01527], to make him king [04427]; and half [02677] followed [0310] Omri [06018].
22 But the people [05971] that followed [0310] Omri [06018] prevailed [02388] against [0854] the people [05971] that followed [0310] Tibni [08402] the son [01121] of Ginath [01527]: so Tibni [08402] died [04191], and Omri [06018] reigned [04427].
15 In the twenty [06242] [08141] and seventh [07651] year [08141] of Asa [0609] king [04428] of Judah [03063] did Zimri [02174] reign [04427] seven [07651] days [03117] in Tirzah [08656]. And the people [05971] were encamped [02583] against Gibbethon [01405], which belonged to the Philistines [06430].
15 In the twenty [06242] [08141] and seventh [07651] year [08141] of Asa [0609] king [04428] of Judah [03063] did Zimri [02174] reign [04427] seven [07651] days [03117] in Tirzah [08656]. And the people [05971] were encamped [02583] against Gibbethon [01405], which belonged to the Philistines [06430].