And Zimri went in and struck him and killed him in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place.
Parallel translations
- WEB and Zimri went in and struck him, and killed him, in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place.
- KJV And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.
- BSB So in the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place.
- NASB Then Zimri came in and struck him and put him to death in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and he became king in his place.
- NLT Zimri walked in and struck him down and killed him. This happened in the twenty-seventh year of King Asa’s reign in Judah. Then Zimri became the next king.
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Zimri assassinates the drunken Elah and seizes the throne in Asa's twenty-seventh year.
Overview
Zimri strikes down Elah and makes himself king, beginning the bloody fulfillment of the word against Baasha's dynasty. The swift coup illustrates the instability of a kingdom estranged from God, where power passes by murder rather than covenant faithfulness. Human ambition again becomes the unwitting instrument of divine judgment.
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- 2 Kgs 9:31As Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, “Do you come in peace, Zimri, you murderer of your master?”
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