1 Kings 16:18

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When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he went into the citadel of the royal palace, set it on fire around him, and died.

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  • 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey, set out for his house in his hometown, set his house in order, and then hanged himself. He died and was buried in his father's tomb.
  • 1 Sam 31:4-5 : 4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, 'Draw your sword and pierce me with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and abuse me.' But his armor-bearer was too afraid and refused. So Saul took his sword and fell on it. 5 When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died with him.
  • Judg 9:54 : 54 Hastily, he called to his young armor-bearer and said, "Draw your sword and kill me, so they cannot say, 'A woman killed him.'" So his servant ran him through, and he died.
  • Job 2:9-9 : 9 His wife said to him, 'Are you still maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die!' 10 But he replied, 'You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?' In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
  • Matt 27:5 : 5 Then, throwing the silver pieces into the temple, he left. He went and hanged himself.

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  • 1 Kgs 16:9-13
    5 verses
    83%

    9Then his servant Zimri, commander of half the chariots, conspired against him. Elah was in Tirzah at the home of Arza, who was over the household, drinking himself drunk.

    10Zimri came in, struck him down, and killed him in the twenty-seventh year of Asa, king of Judah, and reigned in his place.

    11As soon as Zimri began to reign and sat on his throne, he struck down the entire household of Baasha. He did not leave a single male, whether relative or friend.

    12So Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, in accordance with the word of the Lord spoken against Baasha through the prophet Jehu.

    13This happened because of all the sins of Baasha and the sins of his son Elah, which they committed and led Israel to commit, provoking the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.

  • 1 Kgs 16:19-23
    5 verses
    82%

    19This happened because of the sins he committed, doing evil in the eyes of the Lord and walking in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin, which he caused Israel to commit.

    20The rest of the acts of Zimri, and the conspiracy he carried out, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

    21At that time the people of Israel were divided into two factions: half supporting Tibni son of Ginath to make him king, and the other half supporting Omri.

    22But the people who supported Omri proved stronger than the people who supported Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died, and Omri became king.

    23In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri became king over Israel, and he reigned for twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.

  • 1 Kgs 16:15-17
    3 verses
    80%

    15In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. The army was encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.

    16When the troops who were camped heard it said, 'Zimri has conspired and struck down the king,' all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that very day in the camp.

    17Then Omri and all Israel with him marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

  • Num 25:14
    70%

    14The name of the Israelite man who was killed with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, a leader of a Simeonite family.

  • Jer 52:13
    70%

    13He set fire to the house of the LORD, the royal palace, all the houses of Jerusalem, and every significant building in the city.

  • 2 Kgs 25:9
    70%

    9He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every large house was burned down.

  • 2 Kgs 9:31
    69%

    31As Jehu entered the gate, she called out, 'Is it peace, Zimri, murderer of your master?'

  • 2 Chr 28:7
    69%

    7Zichri, a mighty warrior from Ephraim, killed Maaseiah, the king’s son, as well as Azrikam, the palace officer, and Elkanah, the second to the king.

  • 1 Kgs 16:26-28
    3 verses
    69%

    26He walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins, which he caused Israel to commit, provoking the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.

    27The rest of the acts of Omri that he did, and the might he displayed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

    28Omri rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab became king in his place.

  • 1 Kgs 13:34
    68%

    34This response became a sin to the house of Jeroboam, leading to its downfall and destruction from the face of the earth.

  • 1 Kgs 22:37
    68%

    37So the king died and was brought to Samaria, where they buried him.

  • 1 Kgs 14:16-17
    2 verses
    68%

    16He will give up Israel because of the sins Jeroboam committed and made Israel commit.

    17Jeroboam’s wife got up, left, and went to Tirzah. As soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.

  • 1 Kgs 15:29
    67%

    29As soon as Baasha became king, he killed the entire house of Jeroboam. He did not leave a single soul alive, utterly destroying them, in accordance with the word of the LORD spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite.

  • 2 Kgs 15:9-10
    2 verses
    67%

    9He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, as his ancestors had done. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which caused Israel to sin.

    10Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against him. He struck him in front of the people, killed him, and became king in his place.

  • 2 Kgs 9:27
    67%

    27When Ahaziah king of Judah saw this, he fled along the road to Beth-haggan. Jehu pursued him, shouting, 'Shoot him too!' They struck him in his chariot on the way up to Gur near Ibleam, but he fled to Megiddo and died there.

  • 1 Kgs 16:3
    67%

    3behold, I will sweep away Baasha and his family, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat.

  • 2 Kgs 10:17
    66%

    17When Jehu arrived in Samaria, he struck down all who remained of Ahab’s household in Samaria until he had destroyed them, according to the word of the LORD spoken through Elijah.

  • 2 Chr 26:16
    66%

    16But after Uzziah became strong, his heart was lifted up with pride, leading to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.

  • Jer 39:8
    66%

    8The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and the houses of the people and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kgs 15:5
    66%

    5The LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day of his death, and he lived in a separate house. Meanwhile, Jotham, the king's son, was in charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.

  • Amos 6:9
    65%

    9If ten men are left in one house, they too will die.

  • 2 Kgs 9:9
    65%

    9I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah.

  • 1 Kgs 14:12
    65%

    12Now, get up and go back to your house. When you set foot in the city, the boy will die.

  • 2 Kgs 7:20
    65%

    20And that is exactly what happened to him, for the people trampled him in the gateway, and he died.

  • 2 Kgs 14:29
    65%

    29Jeroboam rested with his ancestors and was buried with the kings of Israel. And his son Zechariah succeeded him as king.

  • 1 Kgs 13:32
    65%

    32For the message he declared by the word of the LORD against the altar at Bethel and against all the shrines of the high places in the towns of Samaria will surely be fulfilled.

  • Judg 15:6
    65%

    6When the Philistines asked, "Who did this?" they were told, "Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because his father-in-law gave his wife to Samson's companion." So the Philistines went and burned her and her father to death.

  • 1 Sam 30:1
    65%

    1On the third day, when David and his men arrived at Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had invaded the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned it to the ground.

  • 2 Chr 22:7
    65%

    7Ahaziah’s downfall came from God, for when he went to Jehoram, he joined him in meeting Jehu, son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.

  • Judg 16:30
    65%

    30Samson said, 'Let me die with the Philistines!' Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. So he killed many more when he died than while he lived.

  • 1 Kgs 21:22
    65%

    22I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and have caused Israel to sin.'

  • Lev 10:2
    65%

    2Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 36:19
    64%

    19They burned the house of God, tore down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its palaces with fire, destroying all its valuable articles.

  • 1 Kgs 15:21
    64%

    21When Baasha heard about it, he stopped building Ramah and moved to Tirzah.

  • Amos 1:4
    64%

    4So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael, and it will consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad.

  • 1 Sam 22:16
    64%

    16The king said, 'You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and your whole family.'