Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 16:9
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... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:11
And it came to pass when he began to reign, as soon as he sate on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha [see note on 1 Kings 15:29 . The LXX . Vat. omits the rest of this verse and the first clause of 1 Kings 15:12 ]: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall [ i.e; not a boy. See 1 Kings 14:10 note], neither of [Heb. and ] his kinsfolks [The גֹּאֵל is strictly the person to whom And this being the next of kin ( Ruth 2:12 , Ruth 2:13 ), the word... read more