1 Then the word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 to Jehu3058 the son1121 of Hanani2607 against5921 Baasha,1201 saying,559

2 For as much3282 834 as I exalted7311 you out of the dust,6083 and made5414 you prince5057 over5921 my people5971 Israel;3478 and you have walked3212 in the way1870 of Jeroboam,3379 and have made my people5971 Israel3478 to sin,2398 to provoke me to anger3707 with their sins;2403

3 Behold,2005 I will take1197 away the posterity310 of Baasha,1201 and the posterity310 of his house;1004 and will make5414 your house1004 like the house1004 of Jeroboam3379 the son1121 of Nebat.5028

4 Him that dies4191 of Baasha1201 in the city5892 shall the dogs3611 eat;398 and him that dies4191 of his in the fields7704 shall the fowls5775 of the air8064 eat.398

5 Now the rest3499 of the acts1697 of Baasha,1201 and what834 he did,6213 and his might,1369 are they not written3789 in the book5612 of the chronicles1697 3117 of the kings4428 of Israel?3478

6 So Baasha1201 slept7901 with his fathers,1 and was buried6912 in Tirzah:8656 and Elah425 his son1121 reigned4427 in his stead.8478

7 And also1571 by the hand3027 of the prophet5030 Jehu3058 the son1121 of Hanani2607 came1961 the word1697 of the LORD3068 against413 Baasha,1201 and against413 his house,1004 even for all3605 the evil7451 that he did6213 in the sight5869 of the LORD,3068 in provoking him to anger3707 with the work4639 of his hands,3027 in being1961 like the house1004 of Jeroboam;3379 and because834 he killed5221 him.

8 In the twenty6242 and sixth8337 year8141 of Asa609 king4428 of Judah3063 began Elah425 the son1121 of Baasha1201 to reign4427 over5921 Israel3478 in Tirzah,8656 two years.8141

9 And his servant5650 Zimri,2174 captain8269 of half4276 his chariots,7393 conspired7194 against5921 him, as he was in Tirzah,8656 drinking8354 himself drunk7910 in the house1004 of Arza777 steward834 5921 of his house1004 in Tirzah.8656

10 And Zimri2174 went935 in and smote5221 him, and killed4191 him, in the twenty6242 and seventh7651 year8141 of Asa609 king4428 of Judah,3063 and reigned4427 in his stead.8478

11 And it came1961 to pass, when he began to reign,4427 as soon as he sat3427 on5921 his throne,3678 that he slew5221 all3605 the house1004 of Baasha:1201 he left7604 him not one that urinates8366 against a wall,7023 neither of his kinfolks,1350 nor of his friends.7453

12 Thus did Zimri2174 destroy8045 all3605 the house1004 of Baasha,1201 according to the word1697 of the LORD,3068 which834 he spoke1696 against413 Baasha1201 by Jehu3058 the prophet.5030

13 For all3605 the sins2403 of Baasha,1201 and the sins2403 of Elah425 his son,1121 by which834 they sinned,2398 and by which834 they made Israel3478 to sin,2398 in provoking the LORD3068 God430 of Israel3478 to anger3707 with their vanities.1892

14 Now the rest3499 of the acts1697 of Elah,425 and all3605 that he did,6213 are they not written3789 in the book5612 of the chronicles1697 3117 of the kings4428 of Israel?3478

15 In the twenty6242 and seventh7651 year8141 of Asa609 king4428 of Judah3063 did Zimri2174 reign4427 seven7651 days3117 in Tirzah.8656 And the people5971 were encamped2583 against5921 Gibbethon,1405 which834 belonged to the Philistines.6430

16 And the people5971 that were encamped2583 heard8085 say,559 Zimri2174 has conspired,7194 and has also1571 slain5221 the king:4428 why all3605 Israel3478 made Omri,6018 the captain8269 of the host,6635 king4427 over5921 Israel3478 that day3117 in the camp.4264

17 And Omri6018 went5927 up from Gibbethon,1405 and all3605 Israel3478 with him, and they besieged6696 Tirzah.8656

18 And it came1961 to pass, when Zimri2174 saw7200 that the city5892 was taken,3920 that he went935 into413 the palace759 of the king's4428 house,1004 and burnt8313 the king's4428 house1004 over5921 him with fire,784 and died.4191

19 For his sins2403 which834 he sinned2398 in doing6213 evil7451 in the sight5869 of the LORD,3068 in walking3212 in the way1870 of Jeroboam,3379 and in his sin2403 which834 he did,6213 to make Israel3478 to sin.2398

20 Now the rest3499 of the acts1697 of Zimri,2174 and his treason7195 that he worked,7194 are they not written3789 in the book5612 of the chronicles1697 3117 of the kings4428 of Israel?3478

21 Then227 were the people5971 of Israel3478 divided2505 into two2677 parts:2677 half2677 of the people5971 followed1961 310 Tibni8402 the son1121 of Ginath,1527 to make him king;4427 and half2677 followed310 Omri.6018

22 But the people5971 that followed310 Omri6018 prevailed2388 against the people5971 that followed310 Tibni8402 the son1121 of Ginath:1527 so Tibni8402 died,4191 and Omri6018 reigned.4427

23 In the thirty7970 and first259 year8141 of Asa609 king4428 of Judah3063 began Omri6018 to reign4427 over5921 Israel,3478 twelve8147 6240 years:8141 six8337 years8141 reigned4427 he in Tirzah.8656

24 And he bought7069 the hill2022 Samaria8111 of Shemer8106 for two talents3603 of silver,3701 and built1129 on853 the hill,2022 and called7121 the name8034 of the city5892 which834 he built,1129 after5921 the name8034 of Shemer,8106 owner113 of the hill,2022 Samaria.8111

25 But Omri6018 worked6213 evil7451 in the eyes5869 of the LORD,3068 and did worse7489 than all3605 that were before6440 him.

26 For he walked3212 in all3605 the way1870 of Jeroboam3379 the son1121 of Nebat,5028 and in his sin2403 with which834 he made Israel3478 to sin,2398 to provoke the LORD3068 God430 of Israel3478 to anger3707 with their vanities.1892

27 Now the rest3499 of the acts1697 of Omri6018 which834 he did,6213 and his might1369 that he showed,6213 are they not written3789 in the book5612 of the chronicles1697 3117 of the kings4428 of Israel?3478

28 So Omri6018 slept7901 with his fathers,1 and was buried6912 in Samaria:8111 and Ahab256 his son1121 reigned4427 in his stead.8478

29 And in the thirty7970 and eighth8083 year8141 of Asa609 king4428 of Judah3063 began Ahab256 the son1121 of Omri6018 to reign4427 over5921 Israel:3478 and Ahab256 the son1121 of Omri6018 reigned4427 over5921 Israel3478 in Samaria8111 twenty6242 and two8147 years.8141

30 And Ahab256 the son1121 of Omri6018 did6213 evil7451 in the sight5869 of the LORD3068 above all3605 that were before6440 him.

31 And it came1961 to pass, as if it had been a light7043 thing for him to walk3212 in the sins2403 of Jeroboam3379 the son1121 of Nebat,5028 that he took3947 to wife802 Jezebel348 the daughter1323 of Ethbaal856 king4428 of the Zidonians,6722 and went3212 and served5647 Baal,1168 and worshipped7812 him.

32 And he reared6965 up an altar4196 for Baal1168 in the house1004 of Baal,1168 which834 he had built1129 in Samaria.8111

33 And Ahab256 made6213 a grove;842 and Ahab256 did6213 more3254 to provoke the LORD3068 God430 of Israel3478 to anger3707 than all3605 the kings4428 of Israel3478 that were before6440 him.

34 In his days3117 did Hiel2419 the Bethelite1017 build1129 Jericho:3405 he laid the foundation3245 thereof in Abiram48 his firstborn,1060 and set5324 up the gates1817 thereof in his youngest6810 son Segub,7687 according to the word1697 of the LORD,3068 which834 he spoke1696 by Joshua3091 the son1121 of Nun.5126