1 Kings 16:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

when Zimri went there and killed Elah. So Zimri became king in the twenty-seventh year of Asa's rule in Judah.

Cross References

1 Kings 15:27

Baasha son of Ahijah was from the tribe of Issachar, and he made plans to kill Nadab. When Nadab and his army went to attack the town of Gibbethon in Philistia, Baasha killed Nadab there. So in the third year of Asa's rule, Baasha became king of Israel.

1 Kings 16:11

As soon as Zimri became king, he killed everyone in Baasha's family. Not one man or boy in his family was left alive—even his close friends were killed.

1 Kings 16:15

Zimri became king of Israel in Asa's twenty-seventh year as king of Judah, but he ruled only seven days from Tirzah. Israel's army was camped near Gibbethon in Philistia under the command of Omri. The soldiers heard that Zimri had killed Elah, and they made Omri their king that same day.

1 Kings 16:9

Zimri commanded half of Elah's chariots, and he made plans to kill Elah. One day, Elah was in Tirzah, getting drunk at the home of Arza, his prime minister,

2 Kings 15:10

Shallum son of Jabesh plotted against Zechariah and killed him in public. Shallum then became king.

2 Kings 9:31

As he walked through the city gate, she shouted down to him, “Why did you come here, you murderer? To kill the king? You're no better than Zimri!”