which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
[28] Even in the third
year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.
[29] And it came to pass, when
he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he
had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the
Shilonite:
[30] Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his
provocation wherewith he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger.
[31] Now the rest of the acts of
Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[32]
And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
[33] In the third year of Asa
king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.
[34]
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith
he made Israel to sin.
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[1] Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
[2] 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;
[3]
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.
[4] 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.
[5] 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?
[6]
So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
[7] 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.
[8]
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.
[9] 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.
[10] 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.
[11] 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.
[12] 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,
[13] 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.
[14] 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?
[15] 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.
[16] 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.
[17] And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged
Tirzah.
[18] 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,
[19] 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.
[20] 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?
[21] 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.
[22] But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni
the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.
[23] 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.
[24] 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.
[25] But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of
the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him.
[26] 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.
[27] Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he