1 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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֨ים 'es.Rim	H6242	twenty · noun, common masculine plural absolute
seventh	וָשֶׁ֜בַע va.She.va'	H7651	seven (as the sacred full one) · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
year	בִּשְׁנַת֩ bish.Nat	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Asa	לְאָסָא֙ le.'a.Sa'	H609	Asa · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
Zimri	זִמְרִ֛י zim.Ri	H2174	Zimri · proper noun, a man's name
reign	מָלַ֥ךְ ma.Lakh	H4427	to reign · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
seven	שִׁבְעַ֥ת shiv.'At	H7651	seven (as the sacred full one) · noun, common both genders singular construct
days	יָמִ֖ים ya.Mim	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
Tirzah	בְּתִרְצָ֑ה be.tir.Tzah	H8656	Tirtsah · preposition + proper noun, a place name
people	וְהָעָ֣ם ve.ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
encamped	חֹנִ֔ים cho.Nim	H2583	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
Gibbethon	גִּבְּת֖וֹן gi.be.Ton	H1405	Gibbethon · proper noun, a place name
Philistines	לַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים la.pe.lish.Tim	H6430	a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth · preposition with the article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Kings 15:27 And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Phil…
Joshua 19:44 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
Joshua 21:23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
1 Kings 16:8 In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.
2 Kings 9:31 And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?
Job 20:5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
Psalms 37:35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 16:15-28

Solomon observes (Pro 28:2) that for the transgression of a land many were the princes thereof (so it was here in Israel), but by a man of understanding the state thereof shall be prolonged - so it was with Judah at the same time under Asa. When men forsake God they are out of the way of rest and establishment. Zimri, and Tibni, and Omri, are here striving for the crown. Proud aspiring men ruin one another, and involve others in the ruin. These confusions end in the settlement of Omri; we must therefore take him along with us through this part of the story. I. How he was chosen, as the Roman emperors often were, by the army in the field, now encamped before Gibbethon. Notice was soon brought…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 16:15

did Zimri reign seven days--The news of his conspiracy soon spread, and the army having proclaimed their general, Omri, king, that officer immediately raised the siege at Gibbethon and marched directly against the capital in which the usurper had established himself. Zimri soon saw that he was not in circumstances to hold out against all the forces of the kingdom; so, shutting himself up in the palace, he set it on fire, and, like Sardanapalus, chose to perish himself and reduce all to ruin, rather than that the palace and royal treasures should fall into the hands of his successful rival. The seven days' reign may refer either to the brief duration of his royal authority, or the period in w…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 16:15

The people were encamped against Gibbethon - It appears that, at this time, the Israelites had war with the Philistines, and were now besieging Gibbethon, one of their cities. This army, hearing that Zimri had rebelled and killed Elah, made Omri, their general, king, who immediately raised the siege of Gibbethon, and went to attack Zimri in the royal city of Tirzah; who, finding his affairs desperate, chose rather to consume himself in his palace than to fall into the hands of his enemies.

Dictionary and topics

Ahab — Father’s brother. (1.) The son of Omri, whom he succeeded as the seventh king of Israel. His history is recorded in 1 Kings 16-22. His wife was Jezebel (q.v.), who exercised a very evil influence…
Baasha — Bravery, the third king of the separate kingdom of Israel, and founder of its second dynasty (1 Kings 15; 16; 2 Chr. 16:1-6). He was the son of Ahijah of the tribe of Issachar. The city of Tirzah he…
Omri — Servant of Jehovah. When Elah was murdered by Zimri at Tirzah (1 Kings 16:15-27), Omri, his captain, was made king (B.C. 931). For four years there was continued opposition to his reign, Tibni,…
Zimri — Praise-worthy. (1.) A son of Salu, slain by Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, because of his wickedness in bringing a Midianitish woman into his tent (Num. 25:6-15). (2.) Murdered Elah at Tirzah, and…
Gibbethon · Besieged by Israel, while in possession of Philistines — Besieged by Israel, while in possession of Philistines
Kings · Who reigned over Israel: Zimri — Who reigned over Israel: Zimri
Sieges · Mentioned in scripture: Gibbethon — Mentioned in scripture: Gibbethon
Tirzah · .Becomes the resi — .Becomes the resi
Zimri · 2. King of Israel — 2. King of Israel

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 16:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 16:15-28

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 16:15

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 16:15

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 16:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 16:15-28

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 16:15

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 16:15

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Kings 16:15

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 16:15-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 16:15-17

Rashi on 1 Kings 16:11