1 Kings 16:18 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 16:18

When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down upon himself. So he died

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ASV

And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the castle of the king’s house, and burnt the king’s house over him with fire, and died,

KJV

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,

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The palace of the king’s house - The tower of the king’s house. A particular part of the palace - either the “harem,” or, more probably, the keep or citadel, a tower stronger and loftier than the rest of the palace. Zimri’s desperate act has been repeated more than once. That the last king of Assyria, the Sardanapalus of the Greeks, thus destroyed himself, is almost the only “fact” which we know concerning him.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִ֞י	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
כִּרְא֤וֹת	kir.'ot	when saw	H7200 →
זִמְרִי֙	zim.Ri	Zimri	H2174 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	that	H3588 →
נִלְכְּדָ֣ה	nil.ke.Dah	it was captured	H3920 →
הָעִ֔יר	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →
וַיָּבֹ֖א	vai.ya.Vo'	and he went	H935 →
אֶל־	'el-	into	H413 →
אַרְמ֣וֹן	'ar.Mon	[the] fortress of	H759 →
בֵּית־	beit-	[the] house of	H1004 →
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
וַיִּשְׂרֹ֨ף	vai.yis.Rof	and he burned	H8313 →
עָלָ֧יו	'a.Lav	over himself	H5921 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
בֵּֽית־	beit-	[the] house of	H1004 →
מֶ֛לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king	H4428 →
בָּאֵ֖שׁ	ba.'Esh	with <the> fire	H784 →
וַיָּמֹֽת׃	vai.ya.Mot	and he died	H4191 →

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2 Samuel 17:23
When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he…
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- Matthew 27:5
  So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
- 2 Kings 20:1
  In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to…
- 2 Samuel 15:12
  While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.
- Psalms 5:10
  Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.
- 2 Samuel 15:31
  Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
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Judges 9:54
He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 31:4–5
  Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
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Matthew 27:5
So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
leads to
- Acts 1:18–19
  (Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.
- 2 Samuel 17:23
  When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he…

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