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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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When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned down the royal palace over himself. He died
1 Kings 16:18 In-Context
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When the Israelites in the camp heard that Zimri had plotted against the king and murdered him, they proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that very day there in the camp.
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Then Omri and all the Israelites with him withdrew from Gibbethon and laid siege to Tirzah.
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When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the royal palace and set the palace on fire around him. So he died,
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because of the sins he had committed, doing evil in the eyes of the LORD and following the ways of Jeroboam and committing the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.
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As for the other events of Zimri’s reign, and the rebellion he carried out, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?