1 Kings 16:10

10 Zimri entered the house, assassinated Elah, and succeeded him as king. This happened in the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Asa of Judah.

1 Kings 16:10 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 16:10

And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him
When in his drunken fit: and this was

in the twenty seventh year of Asa;
when Elah had not reigned two full years:

and reigned in his stead;
that is, Zimri; his reign was short indeed, but seven days, ( 1 Kings 16:15 ) .

1 Kings 16:10 In-Context

8 In the twenty-sixth year of the reign of King Asa of Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he ruled in Tirzah for two years.

9 Zimri, one of his officers who was in charge of half of the king's chariots, plotted against him. One day in Tirzah, Elah was getting drunk in the home of Arza, who was in charge of the palace.

10 Zimri entered the house, assassinated Elah, and succeeded him as king. This happened in the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Asa of Judah.

11 As soon as Zimri became king he killed off all the members of Baasha's family. Every male relative and friend was put to death.

12 And so, in accordance with what the Lord had said against Baasha through the prophet Jehu, Zimri killed all the family of Baasha.