1Ki 16 | ABEn | STEP | And came to pass the word of the lord unto Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

‏ 1 Kings 16

CHAPTER 16 Judgment against Baasha

1 And came to pass the word of the lord unto Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, 2 Because I exalted you above the earth, and gave you lead over my people Israel, and you went in the way of Jeroboam, and led [³into sin ¹my people ²Israel], to provoke me to anger by their vanities; 3 behold, I arouse enemies after Baasha, and after his house. And I will appoint your house as the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat. 4 The one having died of Baasha in the city, [³shall eat ⁴him ¹the ²dogs]. And the one having died of his in the plain, [⁵shall eat ⁶him ¹the ²birds ³of the ⁴heaven]. 5 And the rest of the words of Baasha, and all which he did, and his dominations, [⁴not ¹behold ³these ²are] written in the scroll of the words of the days of the kings of Israel? 6 And Baasha slept with his fathers, and they entombed him in Tirzah, and [³reigned ¹Elah ²his son] instead of him. 7 And the lord spoke by the hand of Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, and against his house, and upon all the evil which he did before the lord, provoking him to anger by the works of his hands, for him to be as the house of Jeroboam, and for striking him.

Elah Reigns in Israel

8 In the eighth and twentieth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah son of Baasha reigned over Israel in Tirzah two years. 9 And [²was confederated ³against ⁴him ¹his servant] -- Zimri the ruler of half the chariots. And Elah was in Tirzah drinking, being intoxicated in the house of Azra the manager, the one in Tirzah.

Zimri Kills Elah and Takes Reign

10 And Zimri entered and struck him, and killed him in [⁴year ¹the seventh ²and ³twentieth], and he reigned instead of him. 11 And it came to pass in his taking reign, in his sitting upon his throne, he struck the entire house of Baasha. And he left not to it one urinating against the wall, even the relatives and his friends. 12 And Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, according to the saying which the lord spoke against the house of Baasha, by Jehu the prophet, 13 on account of all the sins of Baasha, and [²Elah ¹his son], as he led Israel into sin, provoking to anger the lord God of Israel in their vanities. 14 And the rest of the words of Elah, and all which he did, [⁴not ¹behold ³these ²are] written in the scroll of the words of the days of the kings of Israel? 15 In the twentieth and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned in Tizrah seven days. And the camp of Israel was upon Gibbethon the city of the Philistines. 16 And [³heard ¹the ²people] in the camp, saying, Zimri conspired and smote the king. And they gave reign in Israel to Omri, the one leading the military over Israel in that day, in the camp. 17 And Omri ascended from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged against Tizrah.

The Death of Zimri

18 And it came to pass as Zimri beheld that [³was taken ¹his ²city], that he entered into the inner room of the house of the king, and he set on fire [⁵over ⁶himself ¹the ²house ³of the ⁴king] with fire, and he died 19 for his sins which he did to act wickedly before the lord, to go in the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat, and in his sins which he committed as he led Israel into sin. 20 And the rest of the words of Zimri, and his associations which he joined in, [⁴not ¹behold ³these ²are] written in the scroll of the words of the days of the kings of Israel? 21 Then [⁴parted ¹the ²people ³of Israel]; half the people went after Tibni son of Ginath for him to reign, and half of the people went after Omri.

Omri Reigns in Israel

22 And the people being after Omri prevailed against the people that followed after Tibni son of Ginath. And Tibni died, and Omri reigned. 23 In the thirtieth and first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri reigned over Israel twelve years. In Tirzah he reigned six years. 24 And Omri acquired the mountain Samaria from Shemer the lord of the mountain for two talents of silver. And he built on the mountain, and he called the name of the mountain which he built upon after the name of Shemer the lord of the mountain -- Samaria. 25 And Omri did the wicked thing before the lord, and was wicked over all the ones being prior of him. 26 And he went in all the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat, and in his sins in which he led Israel into sin, to provoke to anger the lord God of Israel in their vanities. 27 And the rest of the words of Omri, and all which he did, and his dominations, [⁴not ¹behold ³these ²are] written in the scroll of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?

Ahab Reigns in Israel, Jehoshaphat in Judah

28 And Omri slept with his fathers, and they entombed him in Samaria. And [³reigned ¹Ahab ²his son] instead of him. 29 But Ahab son of Omri reigned over Israel in [⁴year ¹the thirtieth ²and ³eighth] of Asa king of Judah. [⁵reigned ¹And ²Ahab ³son ⁴of Omri] over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. 30 And Ahab did the wicked thing before the lord, and he was wicked above all the ones prior of him. 31 And it was not enough for him to go in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he took for wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians. And he went and served to Baal, and did obeisance to him. 32 And he set up an altar to Baal in the house of Baal which he built in Samaria. 33 And Ahab prepared the sacred grove. And Ahab proceeded to make provocations to provoke [⁵to anger ¹the ² lord ³God ⁴of Israel] above all the kings of Israel being prior of him. 34 In his days, [⁴built ¹Hiel ²the ³Beth-elite] Jericho; [²with ³Abiram ⁴his first-born ¹he laid its foundation], and with Segub his younger he set up its doors, according to the saying of the lord, which he spoke by the hand of Joshua son of Nun.