14. The rest of the acts of Elah, with all that he did, are recorded in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
15. In the twenty-seventh year of Asa, king of Judah, Zimri became king for seven days in Tirzah.The army was encamped at Gibbethon of the Philistines
16. when they heard, “Zimri has formed a conspiracy and has killed the king.” So that day in the camp all Israel made Omri, commander of the army, king of Israel.
17. Omri and all Israel with him marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.
18. 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
19. because of the sins he had committed, doing what was evil in the Lord’s sight by walking in the way of Jeroboam and the sin he had caused Israel to commit.
20. The rest of the acts of Zimri, with the conspiracy he carried out, are recorded in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.