1 Kings 16:6

And Baasa slept with his fathers, and + 16:6 Gr. he is buried.they bury him in Thersa; and Ela his son reigns in his stead.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.

In Context

5Now the rest of the history of Baasa, and all that he did, and his mighty acts, behold, are not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

7And the Lord spoke by + 16:7 Gr. the hand of Ju.Ju the son of Anani against Baasa, and against his house, even all the evil which he wrought before the Lord to provoke him to anger by the works of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he smote him.

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Cross References

1 Kings 15:21And it came to pass when Baasa heard it, that he left off building Rama, and returned to Thersa.

1 Kings 16:8+ 16:8 Heb. and Alex. 'in the 26th year of Asa king of Juda, Ela,' etc.And Ela son of Baasa reigned over Israel two years in Thersa.

1 Kings 16:28h And Josaphat slept with his fathers, and is buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Joram his son reigned in his stead.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 16:2-15

Ruin of Baasha's Family Foretold. ( b. c. 931.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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