Bible Strands
1 Kings 16:20
As for the rest of the acts of Zimri and the treason he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator concludes the account of King Zimri’s reign, positioned between the report of his idolatrous sins and the outbreak of civil war between Tibni and Omri.
The words — The phrase וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי זִמְרִי וְקִשְׁרוֹ (ve-yeter divrei Zimri ve-qishro) literally renders “and the rest of the matters of Zimri and his conspiracy.”
The thread — This identical editorial formula appears in 1 Kings 16:5, 16:14, and 16:27 to point readers toward official royal archives for other northern kings.
Why it lands — The verse explicitly states that Zimri’s complete record exists in a separate chronicle, indicating the biblical text intentionally omits his full biography to focus on his treason and its consequences.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 16:5 As for the rest of the acts of Baasha, along with his accomplishments and might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- 1 Kings 16:14 As for the rest of the acts of Elah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- 1 Kings 16:27 As for the rest of the acts of Omri, along with his accomplishments and the might he exercised, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- 1 Kings 14:19 As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he waged war and how he reigned, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
- 1 Kings 15:31 As for the rest of the acts of Nadab, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- 1 Kings 22:39 As for the rest of the acts of Ahab, along with all his accomplishments and the ivory palace and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?