Fifth King of Israel During the Divided Monarchy King Zimri (jan 1, 885 BC – jan 7, 885 BC)
Description:
1 Kings 16:18-19 When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the royal palace and set it on fire around him. So he died, 19 because of the sins he had committed, doing evil in the eyes of the LORD and followed the ways of Jeroboam and committing the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.Bad King (reigned 7 days)
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Date:
jan 1, 885 BC
jan 7, 885 BC
~ 6 days