1 Kings 16:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the king's house and burned the king's house down over himself with fire and died,

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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,

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it came to pass, when Zimri{H2174} saw{H7200} that the city{H5892} was taken,{H3920} that he went{H935} into the castle{H759} of the king's{H4428} house,{H1004} and burnt{H8313} the king's{H4428} house{H1004} over him with fire,{H784} and died,{H4191}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it came to pass, when Zimri{H2174} saw{H7200}{(H8800)} that the city{H5892} was taken{H3920}{(H8738)}, that he went{H935}{(H8799)} into the palace{H759} of the king's{H4428} house{H1004}, and burnt{H8313}{(H8799)} the king's{H4428} house{H1004} over him with fire{H784}, and died{H4191}{(H8799)},

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But whan Simri sawe yt the cite shulde be wonne, he wente in to the palace in the kynges house, & brent it with ye kynges house, & dyed

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And when Zimri saw, that the citie was taken, he went into the palace of the Kings house, and burnt himselfe, and the Kings house with fire, and so dyed,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when Zimri sawe that the citie must needes be taken, he went into the palace of the kinges house, and burnt him selfe & the kinges house with fyre, and so dyed

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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,

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    It happened, 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,

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And 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,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And 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,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And 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,

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And 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,

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It happened, 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,

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he went into the fortified area of the royal palace. He set the palace on fire and died in the flames.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, and arose, and went home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in his father's sepulchre.
  • 1 Sam 31:4-5 : 4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me." But his armor-bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell upon it. 5 When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him.
  • Judg 9:54 : 54 Then he called quickly to the young man, his armor-bearer, and said to him, Draw your sword and kill me, so that they may not say of me, A woman killed him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
  • Job 2:9-9 : 9 Then his wife said to him, Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God, and die. 10 But he said to her, You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
  • Matt 27:5 : 5 And he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 83%

    9 His servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him while he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, steward of his house in Tirzah.

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

    11 As soon as he began to reign and sat on his throne, he struck down all the house of Baasha; he left him not a single male, neither of his kinsmen nor of his friends.

    12 Thus Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,

    13 for all the sins of Baasha and the sins of Elah his son, which they sinned and made Israel to sin, provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their idols.

  • 82%

    19 because of the sins that he committed in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and for his sin which he committed, making Israel to sin.

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

    21 Then the people of Israel were divided into two factions: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king, and half followed Omri.

    22 But the people who followed Omri prevailed against the people who followed Tibni the son of Ginath, and Tibni died, and Omri became king.

    23 In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri began to reign over Israel, and he reigned twelve years; six years he reigned in Tirzah.

  • 80%

    15 In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days in Tirzah. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.

    16 The troops who were encamped heard it said, 'Zimri has conspired and has also killed the king.' Therefore all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp.

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

  • 14 Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianite woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a leader of a chief house among the Simeonites.

  • 13 And burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, he burned with fire:

  • 9 And he burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house he burned with fire.

  • 31 And as Jehu entered at the gate, she said, Is it peace, you Zimri, who slew his master?

  • 7 And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah who was next to the king.

  • 69%

    26 For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat and in the sins that he made Israel to sin, provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their idols.

    27 Now the rest of the acts of Omri that he did, and the power that he showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

    28 So Omri slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and Ahab his son reigned in his place.

  • 34 And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, to cut it off and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.

  • 37 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.

  • 68%

    16 And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who sinned, and who made Israel to sin.

    17 And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;

  • 29 It came to pass, as soon as he reigned, that he struck all the house of Jeroboam; he left to Jeroboam none that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke by His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,

  • 67%

    9 And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done: he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

    10 And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and struck him before the people, and killed him, and reigned in his place.

  • 27 But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu pursued him, and said, Strike him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo and died there.

  • 3 Behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house; I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

  • 17 And when he came to Samaria, he killed all that remained to Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke to Elijah.

  • 16 But when he became strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction. He transgressed against the LORD his God by entering the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.

  • 8 The Chaldeans burned the king’s house and the houses of the people with fire and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

  • 5 And the LORD struck the king, so that he was a leper until the day of his death, and lived in a separate house. And Jotham the king's son was over the house, judging the people of the land.

  • 9 And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, they shall die.

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

  • 12 Arise therefore, go to your own house: and when your feet enter into the city, the child shall die.

  • 20 And so it happened to him: for the people trampled him in the gate, and he died.

  • 29 And Jeroboam rested with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel, and Zechariah his son reigned in his place.

  • 32 For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.

  • 6 Then the Philistines said, Who has done this? They answered, Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife and given her to his companion. The Philistines came up and burned her and her father with fire.

  • 1 And it came to pass, when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and struck Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

  • 7 And the destruction of Ahaziah was ordained by God through visiting Joram, for when he came, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.

  • 30 Then Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" And he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than he had killed in his life.

  • 22 And will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation with which you have provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin.

  • 2 Then fire went out from the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord.

  • 19 And they burned the house of God, and tore down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its valuable articles.

  • 21 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and stayed in Tirzah.

  • 4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.

  • 16 And the king said, You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you, and all your father's house.