1 Kings 16:18 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And when Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the king 's house and burned the king 's house over him with fire and died,

NIV: When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the royal palace and set the palace on fire around him. So he died,

NASB: When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the king’s house and burned the king’s house over himself with fire, and died,

CSB: When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down over himself. He died

NLT: When Zimri saw that the city had been taken, he went into the citadel of the palace and burned it down over himself and died in the flames.

KJV: 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,

NKJV: And it happened, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the citadel of the king’s house and burned the king’s house down upon himself with fire, and died,

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.