because of his sins which he committed, doing evil in the sight of the LORD, walking in the way of Jerobo'am, and for his sin which he committed, making Israel to sin.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Zimri’s death illustrates the general moral that the writer of Kings draws from the entire history of the Israelite monarchs: a curse was upon them…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

In walking in the way of Jeroboam.—The use here of this constantly-recurring phrase probably indicates only the historian’s sense of the c…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the
Lord
In the former par…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

When men forsake God, they will be left to plague one another. Proud aspiring men ruin one another. Omri struggled with Tibni some years.

Th…

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