1 Kings 16:18
What does 1 Kings 16:18 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 16:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the castle of the king’s house, and burnt the king’s house over him with fire, and died,
KJV
King James Version · 1611And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king’s house, and burnt the king’s house over him with fire, and died,
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the castle of the king’s house, and burnt the king’s house over him with fire, and died,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And when Zimri saw that the town was taken, he went into the inner room of the king's house, and burning the house over his head, came to his end,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And it cometh to pass, at Zimri's seeing that the city hath been captured, that he cometh in unto a high place of the house of the king, and burneth over him the house of the king with fire, and dieth,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Zambri, seeing that the city was about to be taken, went into the palace, and burnt himself with the king's house: and he died
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And it came to pass when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the citadel of the king's house, and burned the king's house over him with fire;
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- Judges 9:54
Then he called hastily unto the young man his armorbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and kill me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
- 1 Samuel 31:4
Then said Saul to his armorbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.
- Matthew 27:5
And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.
- Job 2:9
Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? renounce God, and die.
- 2 Samuel 17:23
And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home, unto his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
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