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.
Person
Zimri
- Mentioned
- 8 verses · first in 1 Kings 16:9
About Zimri
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
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- 928 BCReign of Zimri1 Kings 16:15–16
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