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Zimri burns the citadel over himself as Tirzah falls; show fire and crisis without a graphic body.
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1 Kings 16:18-20

Zimri dies in palace fire

The House of Omri and Ahab · 1 Kings 16

Story guide: Flames engulf the king's citadel as Tirzah falls, showing Zimri's last act; his death is implied by the fire rather than shown.

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18When Zimri saw that the city had been captured, he went into the citadel of the royal palace, set the palace on fire with himself inside, and died.

19This was because of his sins: he did what was evil in the eyes of Yahweh, walking in the way of Jeroboam and in the sin that he caused Israel to commit.

20The rest of Zimri’s acts and the conspiracy he carried out—are they not recorded in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

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