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# His servant Zimri
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"Elah's servant Zimri"
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# captain of half his chariots
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The word "chariots" here represents the soldiers who drove the chariots. Alternate translation: "captain of half his chariot drivers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# drinking himself drunk
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This is an idiom. Alternate translation: "drinking so much wine that he was getting drunk" or "getting drunk" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# who was over the household
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Being over the household represents being in charge of the things in King Elah's house. Alternate translation: "who was in charge of the things in the Elah's house" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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