1 Kings 16:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.”
1 Kings 16:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 16:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 16:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“His servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah;”
1 Kings 16:9 — World English Bible
1 Kings 16:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah: ”
1 Kings 16:9 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 16:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and conspire against him doth his servant Zimri (head of the half of the chariots) and he <FI>is<Fi> in Tirzah drinking--a drunkard in the house of Arza, who <FI>is<Fi> over the house in Tirzah.”
1 Kings 16:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 16:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And his servant Zimri, captain of half [his] chariots, conspired against him; and he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was the steward of his house in Tirzah; ”
1 Kings 16:9 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 16:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And his seruant Zimri, captaine of halfe his charets, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah drinking, til he was drunken in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.”
1 Kings 16:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 16:9 in Context — 1 Kings 16
7 And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the Lord against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the Lord, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.
8 In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.
9 And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.
10 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.
11 And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.
What Does 1 Kings 16:9 Mean?
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