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THE PALACE OF THE KING’S HOUSE - The tower of the king’s house. A
particular part of the palace - either the “harem,” or, more
probably, the keep or citadel, a tower stronger and loftier than the
rest...
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4. KINGS OF ISRAEL
Chapter S 15:25-16
_ 1. Nadab, King of Israel (1 Kings 15:25)_
2. Baasha, King of Israel (1 Kings 15:34; 1 Kings 16:1)
3. Elah, King of Israel ...
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1 KINGS 15:33 TO 1 KINGS 16:34. BAASHA'S DYNASTY. RISE OF THE HOUSE OF
OMRI. Nothing is told us of Baasha except the usual annalistic
details, and, that a prophet named Jehu foretold the destruction o...
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_the palace_[R.V. CASTLE] _of the king's house_ The word is most
frequently rendered -palace" in A.V.; but here and in 2 Kings 15:25,
the sense required is some strong and well barricaded part of the...
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AND BURNED THE KING'S HOUSE OVER HIM WITH FIRE— Some interpreters
would rather have it, that Omri set the royal palace on fire, in order
to burn Zimri in it, who had retired thither. The Hebrew may, i...
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D. THE SEVEN-DAY REIGN OF ZIMRI 16:15-20
TRANSLATION
(15) In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned
seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were on an expedi tion against
Gibbethon...
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_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,_
The palace of the king's hous...
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GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY
1 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 16
V1 Then the *Lord spoke to Jehu the son of Hanani. He gave him this
message for Baasha. V2 ‘You were not an important person, but I ma...
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THE PALACE OF THE KING’S HOUSE. — The same phrase is found in 2
Kings 15:25. The word here rendered “palace” evidently means (as
is clear from its derivation) “the high place,” or “citadel,”
of the bu...
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וַ יְהִ֞י כִּ רְאֹ֤ות זִמְרִי֙ כִּֽי
־נִלְכְּ
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THE KINGS OF ISRAEL FROM ZIMRI TO AHAB
1 Kings 16:11
As far as we can understand from our meager authorities-and we have no
independent source of information-we infer that Elah, son of the
powerful B...
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PERSISTENCE IN SINFUL WAYS
1 Kings 16:15
These Chapter s afford a dreary record of apostasy and revolution, of
idolatry and national disaster. Perhaps the great mass of the
people-the peasantry-were...
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Here we have the account of how Jehu was called on to exercise
judgment against Baasha. This being accomplished, Elah succeeded
Baasha on the throne of Israel. He was so corrupt as to be found
"drinki...
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_Himself. Hebrew may also signify, "he (Amri) burnt him." --- Zambri,
his rival. But the other sense is more natural. (Calmet) --- Thus
Sardanapalus chose to destroy himself, with all his riches, (Jus...
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(15) В¶ In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did
Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against
Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. (16) And the people...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 14, 15, AND 16.
In spite of this testimony, Jeroboam perseveres in his sin. The only
one of his sons in whom any piety is seen dies; and the judgment of
God...
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AND IT CAME TO PASS, THAT WHEN ZIMRI SAW THAT THE CITY WAS TAKEN,....
That Omri, and the army with him, had got into it, being a place not
much fortified, and Zimri not having force enough to defend i...
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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,
Ver. 18. _The city was taken._]...
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_When Zimri saw that the city was taken_ Tirzah, though a beautiful
city, it seems, was not fortified; so that Omri soon made himself
master of it, and forced Zimri into the palace; which, as he was
u...
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1.7 Iehus prophesie against Baasha.
5 Elah succeedeth him.
8 Zimri conspiring against Elah, succeedeth him.
11 Zimri executeth Iehus prophesie.
15 Omri made King by the souldiers, forceth Zimri de...
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And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, it being
impossible for him to hold out against the besieging force, THAT HE
WENT INTO THE PALACE OF THE KING'S HOUSE, the citadel, the hig...
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THE RULE OF ZIMRI IN ISRAEL...
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The Lord had another servant to bring a solemn message to Baasha.
Jehu, the son of Hanani, was the messenger at this time (v.1). Though
the history records that Baasha had murdered his master to take...
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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 G...
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BURNT THE KING'S HOUSE OVER HIM; or, _and he burnt_, &c. Either,
1. Omri burnt it over Zimri; for pronouns sometimes respect more
remote nouns. Or rather,
2. Zimri, (to whom both the foregoing and f...
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1 Kings 16:18 Zimri H2174 saw H7200 (H8800) city H5892 taken H3920
(H8738) went H935 (H8799) citadel...
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THE REIGN OF ZIMRI KING OF ISRAEL C. 884 BC (1 KINGS 16:15).
As we have already seen Zimri's reign was short and brief, but it was
found in the annals of the kings of Israel and so it is included. His...
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CONTENTS: Evil reigns of Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri, Ahab kings of
Israel.
CHARACTERS: God, Baasha, Jehu, Elah, Zimri, Omri, Ahab, Jezebel,
Tibni, Hiel, Segub.
CONCLUSION: Destruction, when it comes,...
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1 Kings 16:2. _I exalted thee._ Baasha was raised from the ranks to
regal dignity.
1 Kings 16:7. _Jehu son of Hanani_ the prophet; the only case I think
in which a Father and a son were so favoured....
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
1 Kings 16:15. DID ZIMRI REIGN SEVEN DAYS—A brief possession of a
throne won by such criminal deeds! The Israelites repudiated the
villainous usurper.
1 Kings 16:18....
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EXPOSITION
This division of chapters, immediately after the commencement of the
narrative of the reign of Baasha, is somewhat unfortunate, inasmuch as
it obscures the close connexion between the sin...
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So the word of the LORD came to Jehu the prophet unto Baasha, saying,
Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, made thee prince over my
people Israel; and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam, a...
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1 Samuel 31:4; 1 Samuel 31:5; 2 Samuel 17:23; Job 2:10; Job 2:9;...