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 kinsfolk, 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 showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

²⁸ So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.

²⁹ 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.

³⁰ And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.

³¹ 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.

³² And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.

³³ 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.

³⁴ 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.

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¹ Then the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 came to Jehu ^H3058 the son ^H1121 of Hanani ^H2607 against Baasha, ^H1201 saying, ^H559

² Forasmuch as I exalted ^H7311 thee out of the dust, ^H6083 and made ^H5414 thee prince ^H5057 over my people ^H5971 Israel; ^H3478 and thou hast walked ^H3212 in the way ^H1870 of Jeroboam, ^H3379 and hast made my people ^H5971 Israel ^H3478 to sin, ^H2398 to provoke me to anger ^H3707 with their sins; ^H2403

³ Behold, I will take away ^H1197 the posterity ^H310 of Baasha, ^H1201 and the posterity ^H310 of his house; ^H1004 and will make ^H5414 thy house ^H1004 like the house ^H1004 of Jeroboam ^H3379 the son ^H1121 of Nebat. ^H5028

⁴ Him that dieth ^H4191 of Baasha ^H1201 in the city ^H5892 shall the dogs ^H3611 eat; ^H398 and him that dieth ^H4191 of his in the fields ^H7704 shall the fowls ^H5775 of the air ^H8064 eat. ^H398

⁵ Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Baasha, ^H1201 and what he did, ^H6213 and his might, ^H1369 are they not written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 of the chronicles ^{H1697 H3117} of the kings ^H4428 of Israel? ^H3478

⁶ So Baasha ^H1201 slept ^H7901 with his fathers, ^H1 and was buried ^H6912 in Tirzah: ^H8656 and Elah ^H425 his son ^H1121 reigned ^H4427 in his stead.

⁷ And also by the hand ^H3027 of the prophet ^H5030 Jehu ^H3058 the son ^H1121 of Hanani ^H2607 came the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 against Baasha, ^H1201 and against his house, ^H1004 even for all the evil ^H7451 that he did ^H6213 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD, ^H3068 in provoking him to anger ^H3707 with the work ^H4639 of his hands, ^H3027 in being like the house ^H1004 of Jeroboam; ^H3379 and because he killed ^H5221 him.

⁸ In the twenty ^{H6242 H8141} and sixth ^H8337 year ^H8141 of Asa ^H609 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 began Elah ^H425 the son ^H1121 of Baasha ^H1201 to reign ^H4427 over Israel ^H3478 in Tirzah, ^H8656 two years. ^H8141

⁹ And his servant ^H5650 Zimri, ^H2174 captain ^H8269 of half ^H4276 his chariots, ^H7393 conspired ^H7194 against him, as he was in Tirzah, ^H8656 drinking ^H8354 himself drunk ^H7910 in the house ^H1004 of Arza ^H777 steward of his house ^H1004 in Tirzah. ^H8656

¹⁰ And Zimri ^H2174 went in ^H935 and smote ^H5221 him, and killed ^H4191 him, in the twenty ^H6242 and seventh ^H7651 year ^H8141 of Asa ^H609 king ^H4428 of Judah, ^H3063 and reigned ^H4427 in his stead.

¹¹ And it came to pass, when he began to reign, ^H4427 as soon as he sat ^H3427 on his throne, ^H3678 that he slew ^H5221 all the house ^H1004 of Baasha: ^H1201 he left ^H7604 him not one that pisseth ^H8366 against a wall, ^H7023 neither of his kinsfolks, ^H1350 nor of his friends. ^H7453

¹² Thus did Zimri ^H2174 destroy ^H8045 all the house ^H1004 of Baasha, ^H1201 according to the word ^H1697 of the LORD, ^H3068 which he spake ^H1696 against Baasha ^H1201 by ^H3027 Jehu ^H3058 the prophet, ^H5030

¹³ For all the sins ^H2403 of Baasha, ^H1201 and the sins ^H2403 of Elah ^H425 his son, ^H1121 by which they sinned, ^H2398 and by which they made Israel ^H3478 to sin, ^H2398 in provoking the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 to anger ^H3707 with their vanities. ^H1892

¹⁴ Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Elah, ^H425 and all that he did, ^H6213 are they not written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 of the chronicles ^{H1697 H3117} of the kings ^H4428 of Israel? ^H3478

¹⁵ In the twenty ^{H6242 H8141} and seventh ^H7651 year ^H8141 of Asa ^H609 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 did Zimri ^H2174 reign ^H4427 seven ^H7651 days ^H3117 in Tirzah. ^H8656 And the people ^H5971 were encamped ^H2583 against Gibbethon, ^H1405 which belonged to the Philistines. ^H6430

¹⁶ And the people ^H5971 that were encamped ^H2583 heard ^H8085 say, ^H559 Zimri ^H2174 hath conspired, ^H7194 and hath also slain ^H5221 the king: ^H4428 wherefore all Israel ^H3478 made Omri, ^H6018 the captain ^H8269 of the host, ^H6635 king ^H4427 over Israel ^H3478 that day ^H3117 in the camp. ^H4264

¹⁷ And Omri ^H6018 went up ^H5927 from Gibbethon, ^H1405 and all Israel ^H3478 with him, and they besieged ^H6696 Tirzah. ^H8656

¹⁸ And it came to pass, when Zimri ^H2174 saw ^H7200 that the city ^H5892 was taken, ^H3920 that he went ^H935 into the palace ^H759 of the king's ^H4428 house, ^H1004 and burnt ^H8313 the king's ^H4428 house ^H1004 over him with fire, ^H784 and died, ^H4191

¹⁹ For his sins ^H2403 which he sinned ^H2398 in doing ^H6213 evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD, ^H3068 in walking ^H3212 in the way ^H1870 of Jeroboam, ^H3379 and in his sin ^H2403 which he did, ^H6213 to make Israel ^H3478 to sin. ^H2398

²⁰ Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Zimri, ^H2174 and his treason ^H7195 that he wrought, ^H7194 are they not written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 of the chronicles ^{H1697 H3117} of the kings ^H4428 of Israel? ^H3478

²¹ Then were the people ^H5971 of Israel ^H3478 divided ^H2505 into two parts: ^H2677 half ^H2677 of the people ^H5971 followed ^{H1961 H310} Tibni ^H8402 the son ^H1121 of Ginath, ^H1527 to make him king; ^H4427 and half ^H2677 followed ^H310 Omri. ^H6018

²² But the people ^H5971 that followed ^H310 Omri ^H6018 prevailed ^H2388 against ^H854 the people ^H5971 that followed ^H310 Tibni ^H8402 the son ^H1121 of Ginath: ^H1527 so Tibni ^H8402 died, ^H4191 and Omri ^H6018 reigned. ^H4427

²³ In the thirty ^{H7970 H8141} and first ^H259 year ^H8141 of Asa ^H609 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 began Omri ^H6018 to reign ^H4427 over Israel, ^H3478 twelve ^{H8147 H6240} years: ^H8141 six ^H8337 years ^H8141 reigned ^H4427 he in Tirzah. ^H8656

²⁴ And he bought ^H7069 the hill ^H2022 Samaria ^H8111 of Shemer ^H8106 for two talents ^H3603 of silver, ^H3701 and built ^H1129 on the hill, ^H2022 and called ^H7121 the name ^H8034 of the city ^H5892 which he built, ^H1129 after the name ^H8034 of Shemer, ^H8106 owner ^H113 of the hill, ^H2022 Samaria. ^H8111

²⁵ But Omri ^H6018 wrought ^H6213 evil ^H7451 in the eyes ^H5869 of the LORD, ^H3068 and did worse ^H7489 than all that were before ^H6440 him.

²⁶ For he walked ^H3212 in all the way ^H1870 of Jeroboam ^H3379 the son ^H1121 of Nebat, ^H5028 and in his sin ^H2403 wherewith he made Israel ^H3478 to sin, ^H2398 to provoke the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 to anger ^H3707 with their vanities. ^H1892

²⁷ Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Omri ^H6018 which he did, ^H6213 and his might ^H1369 that he shewed, ^H6213 are they not written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 of the chronicles ^{H1697 H3117} of the kings ^H4428 of Israel? ^H3478

²⁸ So Omri ^H6018 slept ^H7901 with his fathers, ^H1 and was buried ^H6912 in Samaria: ^H8111 and Ahab ^H256 his son ^H1121 reigned ^H4427 in his stead.

²⁹ And in the thirty ^{H7970 H8141} and eighth ^H8083 year ^H8141 of Asa ^H609 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 began Ahab ^H256 the son ^H1121 of Omri ^H6018 to reign ^H4427 over Israel: ^H3478 and Ahab ^H256 the son ^H1121 of Omri ^H6018 reigned ^H4427 over Israel ^H3478 in Samaria ^H8111 twenty ^H6242 and two ^H8147 years. ^H8141

³⁰ And Ahab ^H256 the son ^H1121 of Omri ^H6018 did ^H6213 evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD ^H3068 above all that were before ^H6440 him.

³¹ And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing ^H7043 for him to walk ^H3212 in the sins ^H2403 of Jeroboam ^H3379 the son ^H1121 of Nebat, ^H5028 that he took ^H3947 to wife ^H802 Jezebel ^H348 the daughter ^H1323 of Ethbaal ^H856 king ^H4428 of the Zidonians, ^H6722 and went ^H3212 and served ^H5647 Baal, ^H1168 and worshipped ^H7812 him.

³² And he reared up ^H6965 an altar ^H4196 for Baal ^H1168 in the house ^H1004 of Baal, ^H1168 which he had built ^H1129 in Samaria. ^H8111

³³ And Ahab ^H256 made ^H6213 a grove; ^H842 and Ahab ^H256 did ^H6213 more ^H3254 to provoke the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 to anger ^H3707 than all the kings ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 that were before ^H6440 him.

³⁴ In his days ^H3117 did Hiel ^H2419 the Bethelite ^H1017 build ^H1129 Jericho: ^H3405 he laid the foundation ^H3245 thereof in Abiram ^H48 his firstborn, ^H1060 and set up ^H5324 the gates ^H1817 thereof in his youngest ^H6810 son Segub, ^H7687 according to the word ^H1697 of the LORD, ^H3068 which he spake ^H1696 by ^H3027 Joshua ^H3091 the son ^H1121 of Nun. ^H5126

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¹ And the word of Jehovah 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 utterly sweep away Baasha and his house; and I 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 field shall the birds of the heavens 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 And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.

⁷ And moreover by the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of Jehovah against Baasha, and against his house, both because of all the evil that he did in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he smote 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, `and reigned' two years.

⁹ And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household 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 smote all the house of Baasha: he left him not a single man-child, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.

¹² Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,

¹³ for all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, which they sinned, and wherewith they made Israel to sin, to provoke Jehovah, the 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. Now 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 smitten 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 castle 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 that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, 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, `and reigned' twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.

²⁴ And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill, Samaria.

²⁵ And Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and dealt wickedly above all that were before him.

²⁶ For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sins wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke Jehovah, the 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 showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

²⁸ So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.

²⁹ 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.

³⁰ And Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah above all that were before him.

³¹ 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 Sidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.

³² And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.

³³ And Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did yet more to provoke Jehovah, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.

³⁴ In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof with the loss of Abiram his first-born, and set up the gates thereof with the loss of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.

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¹ And a word of Jehovah is unto Jehu son of Hanani, against Baasha, saying,

² `Because that I have raised thee up out of the dust, and appoint thee leader over My people Israel, and thou walkest in the way of Jeroboam, and causest My people Israel to sin -- to provoke Me to anger with their sins;

³ lo, I am putting away the posterity of Baasha, even the posterity of his house, and have given up thy house as the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat;

⁴ him who dieth of Baasha in a city do the dogs eat, and him who dieth of his in a field do fowl of the heavens eat.'

⁵ And the rest of the matters of Baasha, and that which he did, and his might, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?

⁶ And Baasha lieth with his fathers, and is buried in Tirzah, and Elah his son reigneth in his stead.

⁷ And also by the hand of Jehu son of Hanani the prophet a word of Jehovah hath been concerning Baasha, and concerning his house, and concerning all the evil that he did in the eyes of Jehovah to provoke Him to anger with the work of his hands, to be like the house of Jeroboam, and concerning that for which he smote him.

⁸ In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah reigned hath Elah son of Baasha over Israel in Tirzah, two years;

⁹ and conspire against him doth his servant Zimri (head of the half of the chariots) and he `is' in Tirzah drinking -- a drunkard in the house of Arza, who `is' over the house in Tirzah.

¹⁰ And Zimri cometh in and smiteth him, and putteth him to death, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigneth in his stead;

¹¹ and it cometh to pass in his reigning, at his sitting on his throne, he hath smitten the whole house of Baasha; he hath not left to him any sitting on the wall, and of his redeemers, and of his friends.

¹² And Zimri destroyeth the whole house of Baasha, according to the word of Jehovah, that He spake concerning Baasha, by the hand of Jehu the prophet:

¹³ concerning all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, that they sinned, and that they caused Israel to sin to provoke Jehovah, God of Israel, with their vanities.

¹⁴ And the rest of the matters of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?

¹⁵ In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, reigned hath Zimri seven days in Tirzah; and the people are encamping against Gibbethon, which `is' to the Philistines;

¹⁶ and the people who are encamping hear, saying, `Zimri hath conspired, and also hath smitten the king;' and all Israel cause Omri head of the host to reign over Israel on that day in the camp.

¹⁷ And Omri goeth up, and all Israel with him, from Gibbethon, and they lay siege to Tirzah.

¹⁸ And it cometh to pass, at Zimri's seeing that the city hath been captured, that he cometh in unto a high place of the house of the king, and burneth over him the house of the king with fire, and dieth,

¹⁹ for his sins that he sinned, to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to walk in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin that he did, to cause Israel to sin;

²⁰ and the rest of the matters of Zimri, and his conspiracy that he made, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?

²¹ Then are the sons of Israel parted into halves; half of the people hath been after Tibni son of Ginath to cause him to reign, and the half after Omri;

²² and stronger are the people that are after Omri than the people that are after Tibni son of Ginath, and Tibni dieth, and Omri reigneth.

²³ In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah reigned hath Omri over Israel twelve years; in Tirzah he hath reigned six years,

²⁴ and he buyeth the mount Samaria from Shemer, with two talents of silver, and buildeth `on' the mount, and calleth the name of the city that he hath built by the name of Shemer, lord of the hill -- Samaria.

²⁵ And Omri doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and doth evil above all who `are' before him,

²⁶ and walketh in all the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat, and in his sin that he caused Israel to sin, to provoke Jehovah, God of Israel, with their vanities.

²⁷ And the rest of the matters of Omri that he did, and his might that he got, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?

²⁸ And Omri lieth with his fathers, and is buried in Samaria, and Ahab his son reigneth in his stead.

²⁹ And Ahab son of Omri hath reigned over Israel in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah, and Ahab son of Omri reigneth over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years,

³⁰ and Ahab son of Omri doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah above all who `are' before him.

³¹ And it cometh to pass -- hath it been light his walking in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat? -- then he taketh a wife, Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Zidonians, and goeth and serveth Baal, and boweth himself to it,

³² and raiseth up an altar for Baal, in the house of the Baal, that he built in Samaria;

³³ and Ahab maketh the shrine, and Ahab addeth to do so as to provoke Jehovah, God of Israel, above all the kings of Israel who have been before him.

³⁴ In his days hath Hiel the Beth-Elite built Jericho; in Abiram his first-born he laid its foundation, and in Segub his youngest he set up its doors, according to the word of Jehovah that He spake by the hand of Joshua son of Nun.

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¹ And the word of Jehovah 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, provoking me to anger with their sins;

³ behold, I will take away Baasha and 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 field shall the fowl of the heavens eat.

⁵ And 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 And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.

⁷ And also through the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani the word of Jehovah came against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of Jehovah, provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he had smitten him.

⁸ In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha began to reign over Israel in Tirzah for two years.

⁹ And his servant Zimri, captain of half [his] chariots, conspired against him; and he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was the steward of his house in Tirzah;

¹⁰ and Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned in his stead.

¹¹ And it came to pass when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not a male, neither of his kinsmen nor of his friends.

¹² And Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spoke against Baasha through Jehu the prophet,

¹³ for all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, which they sinned and wherewith they made Israel to sin, provoking Jehovah the God of Israel to anger with their vanities.

¹⁴ And 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-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which [belonged] to the Philistines.

¹⁶ And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri has conspired, and has also smitten the king; and 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 citadel of the king's house, and burned the king's house over him with fire;

¹⁹ and he died for his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of Jehovah, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, making Israel to sin.

²⁰ And the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his conspiracy which 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 overcame the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath; and Tibni died, and Omri reigned.

²³ In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri began to reign over Israel, -- twelve years; he reigned six years 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 that he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.

²⁵ And Omri wrought evil in the sight of Jehovah, and did worse than all that were before him.

²⁶ And he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sins wherewith he made Israel to sin, provoking Jehovah the God of Israel to anger with their vanities.

²⁷ And the rest of the acts of Omri, what he did, and his might which he shewed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

²⁸ And Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.

²⁹ And Ahab the son of Omri began to reign over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah; and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years.

³⁰ And Ahab the son of Omri wrought evil in the sight of Jehovah more than all that were before him.

³¹ And it came to pass, as if it was a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians; and he went and served Baal and worshipped him.

³² And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria.

³³ And Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did more to provoke Jehovah the God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.

³⁴ In his days Hiel the Bethelite built Jericho; he laid its foundation in Abiram his firstborn, and set up its gates in Segub his youngest, according to the word of Jehovah which he spoke through Joshua the son of Nun.

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¹ The word of Yahweh came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

² Because I exalted you out of the dust, and made you prince over my people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam, and have made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;

³ behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house; and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

⁴ Him who dies of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him who dies of his in the field shall the birds of the sky eat.

⁵ Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

⁶ Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his place.

⁷ Moreover by the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of Yahweh against Baasha, and against his house, both because of all the evil that he did in the sight of Yahweh, to provoke him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he struck him.

⁸ In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, [and reigned] two years.

⁹ His servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah:

¹⁰ and Zimri went in and struck him, and killed him, in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place.

¹¹ It happened, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he struck all the house of Baasha: he didn't leave him a single man-child, neither of his relatives, nor of his friends.

¹² Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of Yahweh, which he spoke against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,

¹³ for all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, which they sinned, and with which they made Israel to sin, to provoke Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities.

¹⁴ Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

¹⁵ In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.

¹⁶ The people who were encamped heard say, Zimri has conspired, and has also struck the king: therefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.

¹⁷ Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.

¹⁸ It happened, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the castle 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 that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, 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 did, aren't they 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 who followed Omri prevailed against the people who followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.

²³ In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, [and reigned] twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.

²⁴ He bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill, Samaria.

²⁵ Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and dealt wickedly above all who were before him.

²⁶ For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sins with which he made Israel to sin, to provoke Yahweh, the 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 shown, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

²⁸ So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigned in his place.

²⁹ In the thirty-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-two years.

³⁰ Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh above all that were before him.

³¹ It happened, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshiped him.

³² He reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.

³³ Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did yet more to provoke Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him.

³⁴ In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation of it with the loss of Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates of it with the loss of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of Yahweh, which he spoke by Joshua the son of Nun.

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¹ And the word of the Lord came to Jehu, son of Hanani, protesting against Baasha and saying,

² Because I took you up out of the dust, and made you ruler over my people Israel; and you have gone in the ways of Jeroboam, and made my people Israel do evil, moving me to wrath by their sins;

³ Truly, I will see that Baasha and all his family are completely brushed away; I will make your family like the family of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat.

⁴ Anyone of the family of Baasha who comes to death in the town, will become food for the dogs; and he to whom death comes in the open country, will be food for the birds of the air.

⁵ Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his power, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel?

⁶ And Baasha went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth at Tirzah; and Elah his son became king in his place.

⁷ And the Lord sent his word against Baasha and his family by the mouth of the prophet Jehu, the son of Hanani, because of all the evil he did in the eyes of the Lord, moving him to wrath by the work of his hands, because he was like the family of Jeroboam, and because he put it to death.

⁸ In the twenty-sixth year that Asa was king of Judah, Elah, the son of Baasha, became king of Israel in Tirzah, and he was king for two years.

⁹ And his servant Zimri, captain of half his war-carriages, made secret designs against him: now he was in Tirzah, drinking hard in the house of Arza, controller of the king's house in Tirzah.

¹⁰ And Zimri went in and made an attack on him and put him to death, in the twenty-seventh year that Asa was king of Judah, and made himself king in his place.

¹¹ And straight away when he became king and took his place on the seat of the kingdom, he put to death all the family of Baasha: not one male child of his relations or his friends kept his life.

¹² So Zimri put to death all the family of Baasha, so that the word which the Lord said against him by the mouth of Jehu the prophet came about;

¹³ Because of all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, which they did and made Israel do, moving the Lord, the God of Israel, to wrath by their foolish acts.

¹⁴ Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all he did, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel?

¹⁵ In the twenty-seventh year of Asa, king of Judah, Zimri was king for seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were attacking Gibbethon in the land of the Philistines.

¹⁶ And news came to the people in the tents that Zimri had made a secret design and had put the king to death: so all Israel made Omri, the captain of the army, king that day in the tents.

¹⁷ Then Omri went up from Gibbethon, with all the army of Israel, and they made an attack on Tirzah, shutting in the town on every side.

¹⁸ And when Zimri saw that the town was taken, he went into the inner room of the king's house, and burning the house over his head, came to his end,

¹⁹ Because of his sin in doing evil in the eyes of the Lord, in going in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he made Israel do.

²⁰ Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and the secret design he made, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel?

²¹ Then there was a division among the people of Israel; half the people were for making Tibni, son of Ginath, king, and half were supporting Omri.

²² But the supporters of Omri overcame those who were on the side of Tibni, the son of Ginath; and death came to Tibni and to his brother Joram at that time: and Omri became king in the place of Tibni.

²³ In the thirty-first year of Asa, king of Judah, Omri became king over Israel, and he was king for twelve years; for six years he was ruling in Tirzah.

²⁴ He got the hill Samaria from Shemer for the price of two talents of silver, and he made a town there, building it on the hill and naming it Samaria, after Shemer the owner of the hill.

²⁵ And Omri did evil in the eyes of the Lord, even worse than all those before him,

²⁶ Copying all the evil ways of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and all the sins he did and made Israel do, moving the Lord, the God of Israel, to wrath by their foolish ways.

²⁷ Now the rest of the acts which Omri did, and his great power, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel?

²⁸ So Omri went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth in Samaria; and Ahab his son became king in his place.

²⁹ In the thirty-eighth year that Asa was king of Judah, Ahab, the son of Omri, became king over Israel; and Ahab was king in Samaria for twenty-two years.

³⁰ And Ahab, the son of Omri, did evil in the eyes of the Lord, even worse than all who went before him.

³¹ And as if copying the evil ways of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, was a small thing for him, he took as his wife Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal, king of Zidon, and became a servant and worshipper of Baal.

³² And he put up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal which he had made in Samaria.

³³ And Ahab made an image of Asherah and did more than all the kings of Israel before him to make the Lord, the God of Israel, angry.

³⁴ In his days Hiel made Jericho; he put its base in position at the price of Abiram, his oldest son, and he put its doors in place at the price of his youngest son Segub; even as the Lord had said by Joshua, the son of Nun.