And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him. And Elah was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah — Zimri assassinates Elah while the king is intoxicated during a feast. The phrase shows catastrophic leadership failure: Elah's drunkenness (שִׁכּוֹר) renders him vulnerable to his own officer's treachery. The dereliction of judgment recalls Solomon's warnings about wine (Prov 20:1); weakness invites conspiracy.

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