Zimri (king)

Zimri
Zimri
	Depiction of the coronation of Zimri, from; Rudolf von Ems' Chronicle of the World
King of Northern Israel
Reign	885 BCE
Predecessor	Elah
Successor	Tibni and Omri
House	House of Zimri

Zimri (Hebrew: זִמְרִי‎, Zīmrī, lit. 'praiseworthy', also transliterated as Zambri due to a Greek corruption of Omri), was the fifth king of Israel. His reign lasted only seven days. William F. Albright has dated his reign to 876 BCE, while E. R. Thiele offers the date 885 BCE.^[1] His story is told in 1 Kings, Chapter 16.

^ Edwin Thiele, The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings, (1st ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983). ISBN 0-8254-3825-X, 9780825438257

[1] Edwin Thiele, The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings, (1st ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983). ISBN 0-8254-3825-X, 9780825438257

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