1Ki 16:15-18 | KingComments | STEP | Zimri is not king for a long time. Only seven days he tasted the power. Then also his end is there. The army now seizes power and makes Omri king. The siege against the Philistines is ended to take Zimri’s power away. A civil war arises instead of a common move against the enemy. Zimri is so cornered that he commits suicide. He burns himself. After Saul, he is the second king to commit suicide.

‏ 1 Kings 16:15-18

Zimri King Over Israel

Zimri is not king for a long time. Only seven days he tasted the power. Then also his end is there. The army now seizes power and makes Omri king. The siege against the Philistines is ended to take Zimri’s power away. A civil war arises instead of a common move against the enemy. Zimri is so cornered that he commits suicide. He burns himself. After Saul, he is the second king to commit suicide.