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Baasha slept with his ancestors[a] and was buried in Tirzah, and Elah his son became king in his place. Moreover, the word of Yahweh came to Baasha and to his house by the hand of Jehu the son of Hanani the prophet, because of all the evil that he did in the eyes of Yahweh by provoking him with the work of his hands, by being like the house of Jeroboam; and he destroyed him.

The Reign of Elah in Israel

In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha became king over Israel for two years.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 16:6 Or “fathers”