
1 Kings 16:5-17:1 (Episode 313)
40 Minutes In The Old Testament
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How to Be a King of Israel
Zimri, the guy that was in charge of half the chariots, he stepped in when the king was drunk and killed him. So what do they do? Well, the Israelites who were there said, we don't want Zimri to be our king. We want Omri who is the commander of the army. He's the general. They basically put the crown on his head. Now we got two kings. You got Zimri who usurped the throne. You got Omri general Omri. And then we have in verse 19, that passage I referred to a couple minutes ago, because of his sins that he committed doing even inside of the Lord walking
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