1 Kings 16:18
Good News Translation
When Zimri saw that the city had fallen, he went into the palace's inner fortress, set the palace on fire, and died in the flames.

New Revised Standard Version
When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the king’s house; he burned down the king’s house over himself with fire, and died—

Contemporary English Version
When Zimri saw that the town was captured, he ran into the strongest part of the palace and killed himself by setting it on fire.

New American Bible
When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the king’s house and burned it down over him. He died

Douay-Rheims Bible
And 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

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And 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

and burnt the king's house

Judges 9:54 And he called hastily to his armourbearer, and said to him: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest it should be said that I was slain by a woman. He did as he was commanded, and slew him.

1 Samuel 31:4,5 Then Saul said to his armourbearer: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest these uncircumcised come, and slay me, and mock at me. And his armourbearer would not: for he was struck with exceeding great fear. Then Saul took his sword, and fell upon it. . . .

2 Samuel 17:23 But Achitophel seeing that his counsel was not followed, saddled his ass, and arose and went home to his house and to his city, and putting his house in order, hanged himself, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

Job 2:9,10 And his wife said to him: Dost thou still continue in thy simplicity? bless God and die. . . .

Matthew 27:5 And casting down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed and went and hanged himself with an halter.

Context
Zimri Reigns in Israel
17And Amri went up, and all Israel with him, from Gebbethon, and they besieged Thersa. 18And Zambri, seeing that the city was about to be taken, went into the palace, and burnt himself with the king's house: and he died19In his sins, which he had sinned, doing evil before the Lord, and walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin, wherewith he made Israel to sin.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 31:4
Then Saul said to his armourbearer: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest these uncircumcised come, and slay me, and mock at me. And his armourbearer would not: for he was struck with exceeding great fear. Then Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.

1 Samuel 31:5
And when his armourbearer saw this, to wit, that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him.

2 Samuel 17:23
But Achitophel seeing that his counsel was not followed, saddled his ass, and arose and went home to his house and to his city, and putting his house in order, hanged himself, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

1 Kings 16:17
And Amri went up, and all Israel with him, from Gebbethon, and they besieged Thersa.

2 Kings 15:25
And Phacee the son of Romelia, his captain, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the tower of the king's house, near Argob, and near Arie, and with him fifty men of the sons of the Galaadites, and he slew him, and reigned in his stead.

1 Kings 16:17
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