1 Kings 16:9
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And his servant Zambri, who was captain of half the horsemen, rebelled against him: now Ela was drinking in Thersa, and drunk in the house of Arsa, the governor of Thersa.

his servant

2 Kings 9:31 At Jehu coming in at the gate, and said: Can there be peace for Zambri, that hath killed his master?

conspired

1 Kings 15:27 And Baasa, the son of Ahias, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him, and slew him in Gebbethon, which is a city of the Philistines: for Nadab and all Israel besieged Gebbethon.

2 Kings 9:14 So Jehu, the son of Josaphat, the son of Namsi, conspired against Joram. Now Joram had besieged Ramoth Galaad, he, and all Israel, fighting with Hazael, king of Syria:

2 Kings 12:20 And his servants arose, and conspired among themselves, and slew Joas, in the house of Mello, in the descent of Sella.

2 Kings 15:10,25,30 And Sellum, the son of Jabes, conspired against him: and struck him publicly, and killed him, and reigned in his place. . . .

drinking

1 Kings 20:16 And they went out at noon. But Benadad was drinking himself drunk in his pavilion, and the two and thirty kings with him, who were come to help him.

1 Samuel 25:36-38 And Abigail came to Nabal: and behold he had a feast in his house, like the feast of a king: and Nabal's heart was merry, for he was very drunk: and she told him nothing less or more until morning. . . .

2 Samuel 13:28,29 And Absalom had commanded his servants, saying: Take notice when Ammon shall be drunk with wine, and when I shall say to you: Strike him, and kill him, fear not: for it is I that command you: take courage, and be valiant men. . . .

Proverbs 23:29-35 Who hath woe? whose father hath woe? who hath contentions? who falls into pits? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? . . .

Jeremiah 51:57 And I will make her princes drunk, and her wise men, and her captains, and her rulers, and her valiant men: and they shall sleep an everlasting sleep, and shall awake no more, saith the king whose name is Lord of hosts.

Daniel 5:1-4 Baltasar, the king, made a great feast for a thousand of his nobles: and every one drank according to his age. . . .

Daniel 5:30 The same night Baltasar, the Chaldean king, was slain.

Nahum 1:10 For as thorns embrace one another: so while they are feasting and drinking together, they shall be consumed as stubble that is fully dry.

Habakkuk 2:15,16 Woe to him that giveth drink to his friend, and presenteth his gall, and maketh him drunk, that he may behold his nakedness. . . .

Matthew 24:49-51 And shall begin to strike his fellow servants and shall eat and drink with drunkards: . . .

Luke 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest perhaps your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness and the cares of this life: and that day come upon you suddenly.

steward of [heb] which was over

Genesis 15:2 And Abram said: Lord God, what wilt thou give me? I shall go without children: and the son of the steward of my house is this Damascus Eliezer.

Genesis 24:2,10 And he said to the elder servant of his house, who was ruler over all he had: Put thy hand under my thigh, . . .

Genesis 39:4,9 And Joseph found favour in the sight of his master, and ministered to him: and being set over all by him, he governed the house committed to him, and all things that were delivered to him: . . .

Context
Elah Reigns in Israel
8In the six and twentieth year of Asa, king of Juda, Ela, the son of Baasa, reigned over Israel, in Thersa, two years. 9And his servant Zambri, who was captain of half the horsemen, rebelled against him: now Ela was drinking in Thersa, and drunk in the house of Arsa, the governor of Thersa.10And Zambri rushing in, struck him, and slew him, in the seven and twentieth year of Asa, king of Juda and he reigned in his stead.…
Cross References
Genesis 24:2
And he said to the elder servant of his house, who was ruler over all he had: Put thy hand under my thigh,

Genesis 39:4
And Joseph found favour in the sight of his master, and ministered to him: and being set over all by him, he governed the house committed to him, and all things that were delivered to him:

1 Kings 16:8
In the six and twentieth year of Asa, king of Juda, Ela, the son of Baasa, reigned over Israel, in Thersa, two years.

1 Kings 16:10
And Zambri rushing in, struck him, and slew him, in the seven and twentieth year of Asa, king of Juda and he reigned in his stead.

1 Kings 18:3
And Achab called Abdias the governor of his house: now Abdias feared the Lord very much.

1 Kings 20:12
And it came to pass, when Benadad heard this word, that he and the kings were drinking in pavilions, and he said to his servants: Beset the city. And they beset it.

1 Kings 20:16
And they went out at noon. But Benadad was drinking himself drunk in his pavilion, and the two and thirty kings with him, who were come to help him.

2 Kings 9:30
And Jehu came into Jezrahel. But Jezabel, hearing of his coming in, painted her face with stibic stone, and adorned her head, and looked out of a window.

2 Kings 9:31
At Jehu coming in at the gate, and said: Can there be peace for Zambri, that hath killed his master?

Lexicon
However, while Elah
וְה֤וּא (wə·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

was in Tirzah
בְתִרְצָה֙ (ḇə·ṯir·ṣāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8656: Tirzah -- daughter of Zelophehad, also a Canaanite city

getting drunk
שֹׁתֶ֣ה (šō·ṯeh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8354: To imbibe

in the house
בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

of Arza
אַרְצָ֔א (’ar·ṣā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 777: Arza -- an Israelite

the steward
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

of [his] household
הַבַּ֖יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

in Tirzah,
בְּתִרְצָֽה׃ (bə·ṯir·ṣāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8656: Tirzah -- daughter of Zelophehad, also a Canaanite city

[Elah's] servant
עַבְדּ֣וֹ (‘aḇ·dōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant

Zimri,
זִמְרִ֔י (zim·rî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2174: Zimri -- four Israelites

the commander
שַׂ֖ר (śar)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

of half
מַחֲצִ֣ית (ma·ḥă·ṣîṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4276: A halving, the middle

his chariots,
הָרָ֑כֶב (hā·rā·ḵeḇ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7393: A vehicle, a team, cavalry, a rider, the upper millstone

conspired
וַיִּקְשֹׁ֤ר (way·yiq·šōr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7194: To tie, gird, confine, compact, in love, league

against him.
עָלָיו֙ (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against


Additional Translations
However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah's servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.

And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah:

And Zambri, captain of half his cavalry, conspired against him, while he was in Thersa, drinking himself drunk in the house of Osa the steward at Thersa.

And his servant Zimri, captain of half [his] chariots, conspired against him; and he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was the steward of his house in Tirzah;

And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him: now he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, which was over the household in Tirzah:

And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.

His servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah:

and conspire against him doth his servant Zimri (head of the half of the chariots) and he is in Tirzah drinking -- a drunkard in the house of Arza, who is over the house in Tirzah.
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