Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 16:10
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.
10. in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah ] Omitted as usual by the LXX. Here again if we refer to 1Ki 16:8, it is plain that Elah’s two years cannot have been full years.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him,…. When in his drunken fit: and this was
in the twenty seventh year of Asa; when Elah had not reigned two full years:
and reigned in his stead; that is, Zimri; his reign was short indeed, but seven days, 1Ki 16:15.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
1Ki 16:10 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.
Ver. 10. And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him. ] Even while he was drunk, and dreamt not of death. So Amnon, so Belshazzar, so not a few in all ages. And yet men will not be warned of this noonday devil, Drunkenness.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Zimri: 2Ki 9:31
reigned: 1Ki 16:15
Reciprocal: 1Ki 16:23 – the thirty 2Ki 8:15 – so that he died 2Ki 15:10 – slew him 1Ch 2:6 – Zimri Jer 41:7 – slew Luk 12:20 – God