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1 Kings 16:8-28 — Elah, Zimri, and Omri Kings of Israel

1Kgs.16.8-28

⁸In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king over Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years. ⁹But his servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him while Elah was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah. ¹⁰Zimri went in, struck him down, and killed him in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah; and he became king in his place. ¹¹As soon as he became king and sat on his throne, he struck down all the house of Baasha. He did not leave him a single male , whether relative or friend. ¹²So Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the LORD that he had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet. ¹³This was because of all the sins of Baasha and the sins of Elah his son, which they committed and by which they caused Israel to sin, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, with their worthless idols. ¹⁴As for 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? ¹⁵In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri became king for seven days in Tirzah, while the troops were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. ¹⁶And the people who were encamped heard it said, 'Zimri has conspired and has also struck down the king.' So all Israel made Omri, 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. ¹⁸When Zimri saw that the city had been captured, he went into the citadel of the king’s house and burned the king’s house down over himself, and he died. ¹⁹This was because of the sins he had committed, doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD, walking in the way of Jeroboam and in the sin he committed by causing Israel to sin. ²⁰As for the rest of the acts of Zimri, and the conspiracy that he carried out, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? ²¹Then the people of Israel were divided in two: half of the people followed Tibni son of Ginath to make him king, and half followed Omri. ²²But the people who followed Omri proved stronger than the people who followed 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 twelve years; he reigned six years in Tirzah. ²⁴He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver, built on the hill, and called the name of the city he built Samaria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill. ²⁵Omri did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and he acted more wickedly than all who were before him. ²⁶For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in the sins by which he caused Israel to sin, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, with their worthless idols. ²⁷As for the rest of the acts of Omri, what he did, and the might he showed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? ²⁸And Omri passed away and was buried in Samaria, and Ahab his son became king in his place.

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4/11/2026

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