Perek 16 Flashcards
Which Navi came to reprove King Basha?
Yehu ben Chanani
Whose ways did Basha copy?
Yeravam
Who would eat the dead (relatives of Basha) of the city?
Dogs
Who would eat the dead of the fields?
Birds
Who reigned after Basha?
His son Elah
Who was the servant of Elah?
Zimri
What was Zimri’s position?
Officer over half the cavalry.
What does it say Elah was doing when he was assassinated?
He was drinking himself drunk.
Who killed him?
Zimri
Who challenged Zimri’s right to the throne?
Omri, commander of the army
How long did Zimri reign for?
7days
Where did Zimri go when he saw that the city was captured?
He locked himself in the royal palace.
What happened to Zimi?
He set fire to his own palace and died.
Who ruled after Zimri?
Half of the kingdom supported Tivni and half supported Omri.
How long after the death of Zimri did the people follow one king and who was that king?
5 years, Omri.
How long did Omri rule for?
12 years (5 of which he shared the kingdom with Tivni)
What zechut did Omri have?
He moved the capital from Tirtzah to Shomron. e had the merit of developing a city in Israel.
How does the Navi describe Omri?
He was worse than all the kings before him.
Who ruled after Omri?
His son Achav.
How long did Achav rule for?
22 years
Who did Achav take for a wife?
Izevel the daughter of Etbaal, king of the Phonecians.
Which 2 forms of idol worship did Achav and Izevel introduce into the Kingdom of the Yisrael?
Baal and Asheira.
Who rebuilt the city of Yericho during Achav’s rule?
Chiel
Why had no one rebuilt the city before?
Yehoshua had put a curse on anyone who would rebuild the city. With the first son, he would lay the foundations (ie his child would die) and with the gates, he would bury his youngest.
