Zimri (the name means
praiseworthy),
chariot commander who murdered king
Elah at
Tirzah[?], and succeeded him on the throne
of
Israel. He reigned only seven days, because
Omri, whom the army elected as king, laid siege to Tirzah,
whereupon Zimri set fire to the palace and perished amid its
ruins. Omri succeeded to the throne only after four
years of fierce war with Tibni, another claimant to the throne.
The story is told in the Books of Kings, (1 Kings, Chapter 16).