1 Kings 16 · Verse 18

1 Kings 16:18

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,
1 Kings 16:18, King James Version

1 Kings 16:18 in other translations

BSBWhen Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down upon himself. So he died
WEBWhen Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the fortified part of the king’s house and burned the king’s house over him with fire, and died,
ASVAnd 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,
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, at Zimri's seeing that the city hath been captured, that he cometh in unto a high place of the house of the king, and burneth over him the house of the king with fire, and dieth,
DARBYAnd it came to pass when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the citadel of the king's house, and burned the king's house over him with fire;
BBEAnd when Zimri saw that the town was taken, he went into the inner room of the king's house, and burning the house over his head, came to his end,
WebsterAnd 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,

What does 1 Kings 16:18 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…

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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…

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1 Kings 16:18 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.

וַיְהִ֞יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
כִּרְא֤וֹתkir.'otwhen sawH7200
זִמְרִי֙zim.RiZimriH2174
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
נִלְכְּדָ֣הnil.ke.Dahit was capturedH3920
הָעִ֔ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
וַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
אַרְמ֣וֹן'ar.Mon[the] fortress ofH759
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house ofH1004
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וַיִּשְׂרֹ֨ףvai.yis.Rofand he burnedH8313
עָלָ֧יו'a.Lavover himselfH5921
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בֵּֽית\־beit-[the] house ofH1004
מֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekh[the] kingH4428
בָּאֵ֖שׁba.'Eshwith <the> fireH784
וַיָּמֹֽת\׃vai.ya.Motand he diedH4191

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 16:18

  • 2 Samuel 17:23

    And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

  • 1 Samuel 31:4-5

    Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.

  • Job 2:9-10

    Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die. But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

  • Judges 9:54

    Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

  • Matthew 27:5

    And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

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and burnt the king's house.
Jud 9:54; 1Sa 31:4,5; 2Sa 17:23; Job 2:9,10; Mt 27:5

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Context

  • 1 Kings 16:17

    And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.

  • 1 Kings 16:18

    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,

  • 1 Kings 16:19

    For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the Lord, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.

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1 Kings 16:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas viendo Zimri tomada la ciudad, metióse en el palacio de la casa real, y pegó fuego á la casa consigo: así murió,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il arriva que, quand Zimri vit que la ville était prise, il entra dans le palais de la maison du roi, et brûla par le feu la maison du roi sur lui; et il mourut
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es geschah, als Simri sah, daß die Stadt eingenommen war, da ging er in die Burg des Königshauses und verbrannte das Königshaus über sich mit Feuer und starb:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Videns autem Zambri quod expugnanda esset civitas, ingressus est palatium, et succendit se cum domo regia: et mortuus est