Zimri (King)
Zimri († 876 or 885 or 882 BC) ruled as king of Israel for seven days . His reign is dated differently.
etymology
The Hebrew personal name זִמְרִי zimrî "Simri" is a short form of a verb sentence name whose subject (and theophore element) has failed. The predicate has been preserved and is derived from the root of the verbזמר zmr , German 'protect' from. The name can therefore be translated as "(God) has protected". A full form of the name has been handed down extra-biblically: Zmrjhw (" YHWH has protected"). The Septuagint gives the name as Ζαμβρι Zambri , the Vulgate as Zamri .
Biblical narration
In the Old Testament , Simri's brief reign is described in 1 Kings 16 : 9-20 EU . Zimri was in command of the war chariots under King Ela , whom he murdered in Tirza in order to make himself his successor. The murder of Elas was considered the fulfillment of a prophecy of Jehu , who had foretold the downfall of the house of Basha ( Ela 's father). According to the biblical narrative , however , Zimri only ruled for seven days, since the Israelite army camped in front of Gibbeton elected field captain Omri as its king. This moved with the army to Tirza and besieged the city. In a hopeless situation, Zimri set the castle tower of his royal palace on fire and was killed in the flames.
literature
- Georg Freuling: Simri. In: Michaela Bauks, Klaus Koenen, Stefan Alkier (Eds.): The Scientific Biblical Lexicon on the Internet (WiBiLex), Stuttgart 2006 ff.
- Rodney R. Hutton: Zimri (person) . In: Anchor Bible Dictionary (ABD). Volume 6, Doubleday, New York / London 1992, ISBN 0-385-26190-X , pp. 1094-1095.
Web links
- Robin Gallaher Branch: Zimri - Briefly, Brightly King: The Strange Story of Israel's Shortest-Reigning King, 1 Kgs 16: 8-20. Society of Biblical Literature , June 2007, accessed March 27, 2018 .
Individual evidence
- ^ After William Foxwell Albright .
- ^ Edwin R. Thiele: The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings . Kregel, 1994, p. 10 (there Zimri ).
- ↑ Bautz, Church Lexicon .
- ↑ Hans Rechenmacher : Old Hebrew names, Münster 2012, p. 35.65.143.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ela |
King of Israel 885 BC Chr. |
Omri |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zimri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Israel (around 885 BC) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 885–876 BC Chr. |
| Place of death | Tirza |