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1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Later, a message came from the LORD to Hanani's son Jehu. It was directed to rebuke Baasha, and this is what it said: |
2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2I raised you from the dirt to become Commander-in-Chief over my people Israel, but you've been living like Jeroboam, you've been leading my people Israel into sin, and you've been provoking me to anger with their sins. |
3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3So watch out! I'm going to devour Baasha and his household. I'm going to make your household just like the household of Jeroboam, Nebat's son. |
4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Anyone from Baasha's household who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone of his who dies in the field the birds of the sky will eat." |
5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5Now the rest of Baasha's accomplishments, including everything that he undertook, as well as his strengths, are recorded in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel, are they not? |
6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Eventually, Baasha died, as had his ancestors, and he was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah was installed as king in his place. |
7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7In addition, a message from the LORD came through Hanani's son Jehu the prophet against Baasha and his household, not only because of all of the things that Baasha did that the LORD considered to be evil, including provoking the LORD to anger by what he did and by being like the household of Jeroboam, but also because Baasha had destroyed Jeroboam's household. |
8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8During the twenty-sixth year of the reign of King Asa of Judah, Baasha's son Elah became king over Israel and reigned at Tirzah for two years. |
9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9But his servant Zimri, who commanded half of his chariot forces, conspired against Elah while he was drinking himself drunk in the home of Arza, who managed the household at Tirzah. |
10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10Zimri went inside, attacked him, and killed him in the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Asa of Judah, and then became king in Elah's place. |
11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11As soon as he had consolidated his reign, he executed the entire household of Baasha. He did not leave a single male alive, including any of Baasha's relatives or friends. |
12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12In doing so, Zimri destroyed the entire household of Baasha, in keeping with the message from the LORD that he had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet |
13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13because of all the sins that Baasha and his son Elah had committed and because of what they did to lead Israel into sin, thus provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their idolatry. |
14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14Now the rests of Elah's accomplishments, including everything he undertook, are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel, are they not? |
15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15Zimri reigned for seven days at Tirzah during the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Asa of Judah. At that time, the army was encamped in a siege against Gibbethon of Philistia. |
16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16The army at the encampment heard this report: "Zimri has conspired against the king and killed him." So the entire army of Israel made Omri, their commander, king over Israel. |
17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17Then Omri and the entire army of Israel left from Gibbethon and attacked Tirzah. |
18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18When Zimri observed that the city had been captured, he retreated into the king's palace, set fire to the citadel, and died when the palace burned down around him |
19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19because of the sins that he committed by doing what the LORD considered to be evil, living like Jeroboam did, and sinning so as to lead Israel into sin. |
20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20The rest of Zimri's accomplishments, including his conspiracy that he carried out, are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel, are they not? |
21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21The army of Israel was divided into two parties: half of the army were loyal to Ginath's son Tibni and wanted to make him king, and half were loyal to Omri. |
22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22But the army that was loyal to Omri was victorious over Ginath's son Tibni. Tibni later died and Omri became king. |
23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23During the thirty-first year of the reign of King Asa of Judah, Omri became king over Israel. He reigned for twelve years, six of them at Tirzah. |
24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver, fortified the hill, and named the city Samaria after Shemer, the former owner of the hill. |
25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25Omri practiced what the LORD considered to be evil, doing far more evil than anyone who had reigned before him. |
26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26He lived just like Nebat's son Jeroboam, and by his sin he led Israel into sin, provoking the LORD God of Israel with their idolatry. |
27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27Now the rest of Omri's accomplishments, including the power that he demonstrated, are recorded in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel, are they not? |
28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28So Omri died, as had his ancestors, and he was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab became king in his place. |
29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29Omri's son Ahab became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of King Asa of Judah. He reigned over Israel in Samaria for 22 years. |
30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30Omri's son Ahab practiced more of what the LORD considered to be evil than anyone who had lived before him. |
31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31In fact, as if it were nothing for him to live like Nebat's son Jeroboam, Ahab married Jezebel, the daughter of King Ethbaal of Sidon. Then he went out to serve Baal and worship him. |
32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32He built an altar for Baal in a temple for Baal that he constructed in Samaria. |
33[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 33Ahab also erected an Asherah, doing more to provoke the LORD God of Israel than all of the kings of Israel who had reigned before him. |
34[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 34It was during Ahab's reign that Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. He laid its foundations just as his firstborn son Abiram was dying, and he erected its gates while his youngest son Segub was dying, thus fulfilling the message that the LORD delivered through Nun's son Joshua. |
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