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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 16:21

Divided into two parts - Why this division took place we cannot tell; the people appear to have been for Tibni, the army for Omri; and the latter prevailed. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:8-20

A Divine judgment and its instrument. I. THE JUDGMENT . 1 . It was delayed in God's long suffering . Baasha had reigned nearly twenty-four years; Elah nearly two. The Lord is swift to bless but slow to strike. He has no delight in a sinner's death. Do we remember that God's long suffering today is not forgetfulness or indifference, but the restraining of infinite love? 2 . It came upon him in his sin . The army was in the field, but he was not there. He was deaf to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:15

In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign [The same word elsewhere translated in A.V. began to reign . It is really an aorist = succeeded to the throne] seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped [Heb. encamping ] against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Phistines. [It has at first sight a suspicious look that two kings of Israel, within an interval of about twenty-five years, should have been slain by conspirators during a siege of this place.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:15-22

The Kingdom of Men. Though "the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men," yet is He not responsible for the principles by which such kingdoms are actuated. For these are in shaking contrast to those which shall obtain in the "kingdom of God." In the kingdom of men as represented in the specimen before us we encounter— I. FOLLY . 1 . True religion is pure wisdom . 2 . False religion is supreme folly . 3 . Of such folly was the kingdom of Israel flagrantly guilty . ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:16

And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel [obviously, all the army. Cf. 1 Kings 12:1 , 1 Kings 12:16 , 1 Kings 12:18 ] made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp. It was hardly likely they would submit to the usurpation of Zimri. Not only had he occupied a subordinate position, but his murder of all Elah's friends must have made him a host of enemies in the camp. It was the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:17

And Omri went up from Gibbethon ["The expression, 'went up,' accurately marks the ascent of the army from the Shephelah, where Gibbethon was situated, to the hill country of Israel, on the edge of which Tirzah stood" (Rawlinson)], and all Israel [see on 1 Kings 16:16 ] with him, and they besieged Tirzah. [It is probable that they arrived before the city on the sixth or seventh day after the assassination of Elah. This period would just allow sufficient time for the news of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:18

And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken [the meaning is probably that which Josephus gives: "When he saw that the city had none to defend it," or possibly, "when he saw that a breach was made"], that he went into the palace [ אַרְמוֹן citadel, fortress, from אָרַם altus fuit . So Gesen; Keil, Bight, al . The palace, no doubt, consisted of a string of buildings ( 1 Kings 7:2-9 ) of which this was the highest and strongest part. Ewald thinks that the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:19

For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the Lord, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin. [It is quite clear that in his reign of one week Zimri cannot have done much to show his complicity in the schism of Jeroboam, and it is probable that the sacred writer means that his character and antecedents were such as to prove that all his sympathies were with the irreligious party. Bähr thinks that he had "formerly displayed much... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:20

Now the rest of the acts of Zimri [We see here the tendency of the historian to express himself in formulae. He checks himself, however, and does not add "and all that he did," etc.], and his treason that he wrought [Heb. his conspiracy which he conspired . Though this was all there was to tell of him, yet no doubt it would be recorded at greater length by the historians of the day. We can hardly suppose that the "books of the words of the days" would dismiss so striking an event in a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:21

Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: halt of the people followed [lit; was after . Same expression 2 Samuel 2:10 ; cf. 1 Kings 1:7 ] Tibni the son of Ginath [Who he was, or why he was set up in opposition to Omri, it is impossible to say. It has been supposed that the army was divided in its preferences, and that part of the soldiery wished to make Tibni king, and this is perhaps the most probable conjecture. It is to be considered that the entire army was not... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 16:21

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:8-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:15

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:19

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:20

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:21

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