1 Kings 16:6

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

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 story of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are, they, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

7Moreover also, through Jehu son of Hanani the prophet, the word of Yahweh, came against Baasha and against his house, even because of all the wickedness that he had done in the eyes of Yahweh, provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, becoming like the house of Jeroboam,—notwithstanding that he smote him.

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Cross References

1 Kings 14:17Then arose the wife of Jeroboam, and went her way and entered Tirzah,—as, she, was coming into the entrance hall, the young man died.

1 Kings 15:21And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, he left off building Ramah,—and returned to Tirzah.

1 Kings 16:8In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, began Elah son of Baasha to reign over Israel, in Tirzah, [and he reigned] two years.

1 Kings 16:28So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria,—and, Ahab 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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