916/915 BC
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Zimri · Israel
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to Zimri · Israel.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 3008–3009
Reference under review · 915/914 BC
Original year-by-year timeline
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Open the exact row in the detailed spreadsheet, with KJV Scripture, Jasher kept separate, research notes, and the counted ages or reigns.
Reference library
Look up Zimri in the study works
These links search five public-domain reference works for this person. An author’s definition or conclusion is a study aid—not Scripture—and should be examined against the KJV text.
Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Zimri →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Zimri →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Zimri →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Zimri →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
Find Zimri →Dated record
Events involving Zimri · Israel
Creation year 3008916/915 BC
Zimri reigns seven days
Zimri’s seven-day reign makes this one of the shortest reigns recorded in Scripture.
1 Kings 16:10, 15 · KJV
“And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead. In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah.”
Kings and Chronicles chronology
Open Creation year 3008 in the Original Timeline →This placement follows the synchronized reign statements in 1–2 Kings and 1–2 Chronicles. Parallel accession, regnal, and kingdom notices are compared without forcing one kingdom’s count into the other.