1 Kings 16:6
4 Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.”
5 As for the rest of the acts of Baasha, along with his accomplishments and might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place.
7 Moreover, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands and becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and also because Baasha had struck down the house of Jeroboam.
8 In the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years.
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- BSB
- And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place.
- KJV
- So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
- WEB
- Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his place.
- ASV
- And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
- DARBY
- And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
- BLB
- And Baasha rested with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah. And Elah his son reigned in his place.
- ÅB
- Og Baesa la seg til hvile hos sine fedre og ble begravet i Tirsa, og hans sønn Ela ble konge i hans sted.
- OTB
- Og Baesa døde og ble begravet i Tirsa, og hans sønn Ela etterfulgte ham som konge.
- B1930
- Og Baesa la sig til hvile hos sine fedre og blev begravet i Tirsa, og hans sønn Ela blev konge i hans sted.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 14:17
Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and departed for Tirzah, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.
Read in context1 Kings 15:21
When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
Read in context1 Kings 15:25
In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years.
Read in context1 Kings 16:8
In the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years.
Read in context1 Kings 16:13–14
This happened because of all the sins Baasha and his son Elah had committed and had caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.
Read in context1 Kings 14:20
And the length of Jeroboam’s reign was twenty-two years, and he rested with his fathers, and his son Nadab reigned in his place.
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