1 Kings 16 · Verse 15

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.
1 Kings 16:15, King James Version

1 Kings 16:15 in other translations

BSBIn the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,
WEBIn the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
ASVIn the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
YLTIn the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, reigned hath Zimri seven days in Tirzah; and the people are encamping against Gibbethon, which is to the Philistines;
DARBYIn the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
BBEIn the twenty-seventh year of Asa, king of Judah, Zimri was king for seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were attacking Gibbethon in the land of the Philistines.
WebsterIn 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.

What does 1 Kings 16:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 16:15-18
15-18. 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 which he enjoyed unmolested tranquillity in the palace.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 16:15-28
When men forsake God, they will be left to plague one another. Proud aspiring men ruin one another. Omri struggled with Tibni some years. Though we do not always understand the rules by which God governs nations and individuals in his providence, we may learn useful lessons from the history before us. When tyrants succeed each other, and massacres, conspiracies, and civil wars, we may be sure the Lord has a controversy with the people for their sins; they are loudly called to repent and reform. Omri made himself infamous by his wickedness. Many wicked men have been men of might and renown; have built cities, and their names are found in history; but they have no name in the book of life.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Kings 16:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בִּשְׁנַת֩bish.Natin yearH8141
עֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimtwentyH6242
וָשֶׁ֜בַעva.She.va'and sevenH7651
שָׁנָ֗הsha.NahyearH8141
לְאָסָא֙le.'a.Sa'of AsaH609
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
מָלַ֥ךְma.Lakhhe became kingH4427
זִמְרִ֛יzim.RiZimriH2174
שִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtsevenH7651
יָמִ֖יםya.MimdaysH3117
בְּתִרְצָ֑הbe.tir.Tzahin TirzahH8656
וְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'Amand the peopleH5971
חֹנִ֔יםcho.Nim[were] encampedH2583
עַֽל\־'al-onH5921
גִּבְּת֖וֹןgi.be.TonGibbethonH1405
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
לַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים\׃la.pe.lish.Tim[belonged] to the PhilistinesH6430

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Cross references for 1 Kings 16:15

  • 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 Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.

  • Joshua 19:44

    And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

  • Psalms 37:35

    I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

  • Joshua 21:23

    And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,

  • Job 20:5

    That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

  • 2 Kings 9:31

    And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
seven.
8; 2Ki 9:31; Job 20:5; Ps 37:35
And the people were encamped.
15:27; Jos 19:44; 21:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Kings 16:14

    Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

  • 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.

  • 1 Kings 16:16

    And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.

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1 Kings 16:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		En el año veintisiete de Asa rey de Judá, comenzó á reinar Zimri, y reinó siete días en Thirsa; y el pueblo había asentado campo sobre Gibbethón, ciudad de los Filisteos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		La vingt -septième année d’Asa, roi de Juda, Zimri régna sept jours à Thirtsa. Et le peuple était campé contre Guibbethon, qui était aux Philistins.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Im 27. Jahre Asas, des Königs von Juda, regierte Simri sieben Tage zu Tirza. Das Volk belagerte nämlich Gibbethon, welches den Philistern gehörte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Anno vigesimo septimo Asa regis Juda, regnavit Zambri septem diebus in Thersa: porro exercitus obsidebat Gebbethon urbem Philisthinorum.