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Zimri (King of Israel)
Zimri was a king of the northern kingdom of Israel who killed King Elah and reigned seven days in Tirzah. When Omri besieged him, he set the palace on fire and died inside it (1 Kings 16).
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- TibniPeople
Tibni, the son of Ginath, was proclaimed king by half the people of the northern kingdom of Israel after the death of King Zimri and contended with Omri for the throne. He appears only in 1 Kings 16.
- OmriPeople
Omri was the sixth king of the northern kingdom of Israel. A former army commander, he rose to the throne, founded Samaria as his capital, and established the dynasty that continued through Ahab.
- Elah (King of Israel)People
Elah was a king of the northern kingdom of Israel and the son of Baasha. According to 1 Kings 16, he reigned for two years and was killed by his servant Zimri while drunk. His death brought the dynasty of Baasha to an end.
- ElahPeople
Elah was the fourth king of the northern kingdom of Israel and the son of Baasha. He reigned two years in Tirzah and was killed while drunk in a revolt led by his servant Zimri.
- 1 Kings 16Bible
1 Kings 16 records how royal dynasties in the northern kingdom of Israel repeatedly fell and were replaced, from Baasha through Elah, Zimri, and Omri to Ahab.
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