Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha , saying :
“ Even though I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel , you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin - and to provoke Me to anger by their sins.
So now I will consume Baasha and his house , and I will make - your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat :
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. ”
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.
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).
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.
However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk ... in the house of Arza the steward of (his) household (there) , (Elah’s) servant Zimri , the commander of half his chariots , conspired against him.
So in the twenty-seventh ... year of Asa’s reign over Judah , Zimri went in , struck Elah down , and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place.
As soon as (Zimri) began to reign and was seated on the throne , he struck down - the entire household of Baasha. He did not leave a single male ... , whether a kinsman or friend.
So Zimri - destroyed the entire household of Baasha , according to the word that the LORD had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet.
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.
As for the rest of the Acts - of Elah , along with all his accomplishments ... , (are) they not written in the Book of the Chronicles - ... of the Kings of Israel ?
In the twenty-seventh ... ... year of Asa’s reign over Judah , Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon - of the Philistines ,
and the people in the camp ... heard that Zimri had not only conspired but had also struck down - the king. So there in the camp that very day , all Israel - {proclaimed} Omri , the commander of the army , king over Israel.
Then Omri and all the Israelites marched up from Gibbethon and besieged ... Tirzah.
- When Zimri saw that the city was captured , he entered ... the citadel of the royal palace - and burned it down ... upon himself. - So he died
because of the sins - he had committed , doing evil in the sight of the LORD and following the example of Jeroboam and the sin - he had committed and had caused Israel to commit. -
As for the rest of the Acts - of Zimri and the treason he committed , (are) they not written in the Book of the Chronicles - ... of the Kings of Israel ?
At that time the people of Israel were divided : Half ... of the people supported ... Tibni son of Ginath as king , and half supported Omri.
But the followers - - of Omri - proved stronger than those - - of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king.
In the thirty-first ... year of Asa’s reign over Judah , Omri became king of Israel , (and he reigned) twelve ... years , - six (of them) in Tirzah.
He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built (a city) - (there) , calling - - (it) - - Samaria after the name of Shemer , who had owned the hill.
But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who (were) before him.
For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins , which he caused Israel to commit , - provoking the LORD , the God of Israel , {to anger} with their worthless idols.
As for the rest of the Acts - of Omri , along with his accomplishments ... and the might - he exercised , (are) they not written in the Book of the Chronicles - ... of the Kings of Israel ?
And Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria , and his son Ahab reigned in his place.
In the thirty-eighth ... year of Asa’s reign over Judah , Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel , - - - and he reigned - - in Samaria twenty-two ... years.
However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD , more than all who were before him.
And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat , he even married ... - Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians , and he then proceeded to serve - - and worship
First, (Ahab) set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.
Then (he) - set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke - the LORD , the God of Israel, {to anger} than all the kings of Israel - - before him.
In (Ahab’s) days , Hiel vvv the Bethelite - rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation , and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates , according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua - son of Nun.