Zimri

According to the Bible, usurper to the throne of Israel, who committed suicide when his attempt to take the kingship failed (Comay, 1995; Evans & Farberow, 2003; Galpaz-Feller, 2006; Gardner, 1995; Tuke, 1892):

And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died”.

(1 Kings 16: 18, King James Bible)


References:


Comay, J. (1995). Who’s who in the Old Testament. London, England: Routledge.


Evans, G., & Farberow, N.L. (2003). The encyclopedia of suicide. New York, NY: Facts on File Inc.


Galpaz-Feller, P. (2006). ‘Let my soul die with the Philistines’ (Judges 16.30). Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 30.3, 315-325.


Gardner, P. (Ed.) (1995). The complete who’s who in the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House.


Tuke, D.H. (1892). A dictionary of psychological medicine. Philadelphia, PA: P. Blakiston Son & Co.