1 Kings 16

Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

Then, Jehu, son of Hanani, felt the divine message from the LORD against Baasha, resonating deeply within him.

Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;

I lifted you from nothingness, making you a leader of my people, Israel. But you followed Jeroboam's path, leading my people into sin, causing me deep anger and disappointment.

Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

Watch, I will erase Baasha's lineage, his family's future. Your family will face the same fate as Jeroboam, Nebat's son.

Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat.

Anyone of Baasha's family who dies in the city will be devoured by dogs, and anyone of his who dies in the fields will be eaten by the birds.

Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

Isn't the rest of Baasha's story, his actions, and his strength, all documented in the historical records of Israel's kings?

So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.

Baasha joined his ancestors in eternal rest, buried in Tirzah. His son Elah ascended the throne, continuing his legacy.

And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.

The Lord's message came through the prophet Jehu, son of Hanani, against Baasha and his household. God was deeply angered by Baasha's evil deeds, his actions mirroring those of Jeroboam's house. His guilt was made worse by the fact that he had wiped out Jeroboam's family.

In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.

In the 26th year of King Asa's reign in Judah, Elah, son of Baasha, started his rule over Israel in Tirzah, which lasted for two years.

And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.

Zimri, his servant and the commander of half his chariots, plotted against him. He did this while his master was in Tirzah, getting drunk at the home of his house manager, Arza, also in Tirzah.

And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.

In the 27th year of King Asa's reign in Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down and killed him, and took his place as king of Israel.

And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.

As soon as he claimed the throne, he ruthlessly wiped out Baasha's entire family and friends, not sparing even a single male, in a show of brutal power.

Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet.

So Zimri wiped out Baasha's entire family, just as God had said against Baasha through the prophet Jehu.

For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.

Baasha and his son Elah committed many sins, leading Israel astray, and deeply angered the Lord, the God of Israel, with their worthless idols.

Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

Isn't everything else Elah did, all his actions and deeds, recorded in the historical records of Israel's kings?

In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.

In the 27th year of King Asa's rule in Judah, Zimri took the throne in Tirzah for a brief seven days. Meanwhile, the people were in a tense standoff against Gibbethon, a city under Philistine control.

And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.

When the people in the camp heard the shocking news that Zimri had plotted and killed the king, all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel right there in the camp that very day.

And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.

Omri went up from Gibbethon, leading all of Israel. Together, they surrounded Tirzah and laid siege to it.

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.

When Zimri saw that his city had fallen, he went into the royal palace, set it ablaze over himself, and died in the flames.

For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.

He died because of his sins: the evil he did in God's eyes, following Jeroboam's path and the sin with which Jeroboam led Israel astray.

Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

Isn't the rest of Zimri's story, including his betrayal, recorded in the history book of Israel's kings?

Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri.

The nation of Israel was torn in two. One group rallied behind Tibni, son of Ginath, hoping to crown him king, while the other group stood with Omri.

But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.

The supporters of Omri triumphed over those of Tibni, son of Ginath. With Tibni's death, Omri took the throne.

In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.

In the 31st year of King Asa's rule in Judah, Omri took the throne in Israel. He ruled for twelve years, with six of those years spent reigning in Tirzah.

And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.

He purchased the hill, Samaria, from Shemer with two silver talents. Upon this hill, he constructed a city, honoring Shemer by naming it after him - Samaria.

But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him.

Omri deeply disappointed the LORD, acting more wickedly than anyone before him.

For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.

He followed Jeroboam's sinful path, leading Israel astray, igniting God's anger with their worthless idols.

Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

Isn't all of Omri's deeds and the strength he displayed recorded in the history book of Israel's kings?

So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.

Omri found eternal rest alongside his ancestors, laid to rest in Samaria. His son, Ahab, took up the mantle of leadership in his absence.

And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.

In the 38th year of King Asa's rule in Judah, Ahab, son of Omri, started his reign over Israel. Ahab ruled Israel from Samaria for 22 years.

And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.

Ahab, Omri's son, committed more wicked acts than anyone before him, deeply grieving the Lord.

And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.

As if his sinful ways weren't enough, he married Jezebel, daughter of King Ethbaal, and began to worship the false god, Baal. It seemed he found it easy to embrace such darkness.

And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.

He passionately built an altar for Baal, right within Baal's own sanctuary, which he had constructed in Samaria.

And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.

Ahab also set up a pole for worshipping the goddess Asherah, angering God more than any previous king of Israel had ever done.

In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.

During his time, Hiel from Bethel rebuilt Jericho. Laying its foundation cost him the life of his eldest son, Abiram, and setting up its gates cost him the life of his youngest, Segub. This was just as God had said through Joshua, son of Nun.