1 Kings 16:16-18

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁶ The army which was laying siege heard the report that Zimri had conspired against the king and had already struck him down. So in the camp on that day all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel. ¹⁷ Then Omri and all Israel went up from Gibbethon and laid siege to Tirzah. ¹⁸ When Zimri saw that the city had fallen, he went into the fortified part of the palace, and he burned it down on himself. So he died