1 Reis 16:9

9 E Zinri, seu servo, chefe de metade dos carros, conspirou contra ele. Ora, Elá achava-se em Tirza bebendo e embriagando-se em casa de Arza, que era o seu mordomo em Tirza.

1 Reis 16:9 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 16:9

And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots
His military chariots; there were two captains of them, and this was one of them; so the Targum,

``one of the two masters or captains of the chariots:''

conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah drinking himself drunk in
the house of Arza, steward of his house in Tirzah;
who had the charge of his wine and other liquors, to which he was addicted beyond measure; and this was a fit opportunity for Zimri to fall upon him, and slay him, when he was drunk, and off his guard, and his army at the same time was besieging Gibbethon, ( 1 Kings 16:15 ) so that there was a very great likeness in what befell the family of Baasha, to that of the family of Jeroboam; for as the son of the one, and of the other, reigned but two years, so they were both slain by their servants, and both at a time when Gibbethon was besieged; the Targum takes this Arza to be the temple of an idol so called, near the royal palace.

1 Reis 16:9 In-Context

7 Assim veio também a palavra do Senhor, por intermédio do profeta Jeú, filho de Hanâni, contra Baasa e contra a casa dele, não somente por causa de todo o mal que fizera aos olhos do Senhor, de modo a provocá-lo � ira com a obra de suas mãos, tornando-se como a casa de Jeroboão, mas também porque exterminara a casa de Jeroboão.

8 No ano vinte e seis de Asa, rei de Judá, Elá, filho de Baasa, começou a reinar em Tirza sobre Israel, e reinou dois anos.

9 E Zinri, seu servo, chefe de metade dos carros, conspirou contra ele. Ora, Elá achava-se em Tirza bebendo e embriagando-se em casa de Arza, que era o seu mordomo em Tirza.

10 Entrou, pois, Zinri e o feriu, e o matou, no ano vigésimo sétimo de Asa, rei de Judá, e reinou em seu lugar.

11 Quando ele começou a reinar, logo que se assentou no seu trono, feriu toda a casa de Baasa; não lhe deixou homem algum, nem de seus parentes, nem de seus amigos.