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1 Reis 16:9

E Zinri, seu servo, capito de metade dos carros, conspirou contra ele, estando ele em Tirza, bebendo e embriagando-se em casa de Arsa, mordomo em Tirza.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Anger;   Arza;   Citizens;   Conspiracy;   Drunkenness;   Elah;   Homicide;   King;   Prophecy;   Regicide;   Servant;   Tirzah;   Usurpation;   Zimri;   Thompson Chain Reference - Drunkenness;   Intemperance;   Intoxication;   Temperance;   Temperance-Intemperance;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Chariots;   Drunkenness;   Kings;   Servants;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Drunkenness;   Omri;   Zimri;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Elah;   Zimri;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ahaz;   Elah;   Nadab;   Samaria;   Zimri;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Arza;   Drunkenness;   Elah;   Jehu;   Omri;   Zimri;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Arza;   Elah;   Zimri (1);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Arza ;   Baasha ;   Elah ;   Tirzah ;   Zimri ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Nimshi;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Asa;   Jehu;   Zimri;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ar'za,;   E'lah;   Zim'ri;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   Kingdom of Judah;   Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Arza;   Chariot;   Drunkenness;   Elah (2);   Eliakim;   Jehu;   Ruler;   Shebna;   Steward;   Tirzah;   Zimri (1);   Zimri (2);  

Parallel Translations

Almeida Revista e Atualizada
Zinri, seu servo, comandante da metade dos carros, conspirou contra ele. Achava-se El em Tirza, bebendo e embriagando-se em casa de Arsa, seu mordomo em Tirza.
Almeida Revista e Corrigida
E Zinri, seu servo, chefe de metade dos carros, conspirou contra ele, estando ele em Tirza bebendo e embriagando-se em casa de Arsa, mordomo em Tirza.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

his servant: 2 Kings 9:31

conspired: 1 Kings 15:27, 2 Kings 9:14, 2 Kings 12:20, 2 Kings 15:10, 2 Kings 15:25, 2 Kings 15:30

drinking: 1 Kings 20:16, 1 Samuel 25:36-38, 2 Samuel 13:28, 2 Samuel 13:29, Proverbs 23:29-35, Jeremiah 51:57, Daniel 5:1-4, Daniel 5:30, Nahum 1:10, Habakkuk 2:15, Habakkuk 2:16, Matthew 24:49-51, Luke 21:34

steward of: Heb. which was over, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 39:4, Genesis 39:9

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 4:5 - lay on a bed 1 Kings 14:17 - Tirzah 1 Kings 15:32 - there was war 1 Kings 20:12 - drinking 2 Kings 15:14 - Tirzah 2 Kings 21:23 - General 1 Chronicles 2:6 - Zimri Esther 2:21 - and sought Proverbs 23:34 - thou Hosea 7:7 - devoured Luke 12:20 - God

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots,.... His military chariots; there were two captains of them, and this was one of them; so the Targum,

"one of the two masters or captains of the chariots:''

conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, steward of his house in Tirzah; who had the charge of his wine and other liquors, to which he was addicted beyond measure; and this was a fit opportunity for Zimri to fall upon him, and slay him, when he was drunk, and off his guard, and his army at the same time was besieging Gibbethon, 1 Kings 16:15 so that there was a very great likeness in what befell the family of Baasha, to that of the family of Jeroboam; for as the son of the one, and of the other, reigned but two years, so they were both slain by their servants, and both at a time when Gibbethon was besieged; the Targum takes this Arza to be the temple of an idol so called, near the royal palace.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The conspiracy of Zimri - Elah’s “servant” (i. e., “subject”) - was favored by his position, which probably gave him military authority in the city, by the absence of a great part of the people and of the officers who might have checked him, at Gibbethon 1 Kings 16:15, and by the despicable character of Elah, who, instead of going up to the war, was continually reminding men of his low origin by conduct unworthy of royalty.

Steward - The office was evidently one of considerable importance. In Solomon’s court it gave the rank of שׂר śar, prince. In Persia the “steward of the household” acted sometimes as a sort of regent during the king’s absence.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 16:9. Captain of half his chariots — It is probable that Zimri, and some other who is not here named, were commanders of the cavalry.


 
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