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for his sins which he sinned in doing that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.
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The Enduring Curse of Idolatry
Commentators see Zimri's swift, violent end as a textbook example of the curse that plagued Israel's northern kingdom. His condemnation for "walking in the way of Jeroboam" highlights that this foundational sin of idolatry was the root cause of the constant political instability and bloody downfall of its royal families.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the Lord In the former par…
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