1 Kings 16:6

Translations

Modern

And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place.

Traditional

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

Literal

And Baasha rested with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah. And Elah his son reigned in his place.

Latin

Dormivit ergo Baasa cum patribus suis, sepultusque est in Thersa: et regnavit Ela filius ejus pro eo.

Original

Hebrew

English

And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place.

Notes

1 Kings 16:5–7

Jehu the prophet worked in both Israel and Judah. He wrote about events during Jehoshaphat's reign, which were included in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel (see 2 Chronicles 20:34).

Events

Reign of Elah

Related verses

1 Kings 14:17
Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and departed for Tirzah, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.
1 Kings 15:21
When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
1 Kings 16:13–14
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.
1 Kings 16:8
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.
1 Kings 14:20
And the length of Jeroboam’s reign was twenty-two years, and he rested with his fathers, and his son Nadab reigned in his place.
1 Kings 15:25
In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years.

People

Baasha: Third king of Israel who ruled for 24 years Elah: Son of Baasha, king of Israel

Places

Tirzah: Canaanite city that became the capital of Israel

Glossary

Hanani Jehu Kings, Books of First and Second Moabite Stone Tirzah (Place)

Topics

Anger: Anger of God Baasha: King of Israel Elah: Son and Successor of Baasha, King of Israel Tirzah: A City of Canaan: Becomes the Residence of the Kings of the Northern Kingdom (Israel)

1 Kings 16:6

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