Jehu’s Prophecy against Baasha 1 ULT And the word of Yahweh was to Jehu, the son of Hanani, against Baasha, saying, BSB BSB: Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying:
2 ULT “Because I raised you from the dust and made you the leader over my people Israel, but you walked in the way of Jeroboam and caused my people Israel to sin, provoking me by their sins, BSB BSB: “Even though I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin and to provoke Me to anger by their sins.
3 ULT behold me, burning after Baasha and after his house. And I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat. BSB BSB: So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat:
4 ULT The one to Baasha dying in the city, dogs will eat, and the one to him dying in the field, birds of the sky will eat.” BSB BSB: Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.”
5 ULT Now the rest of the matters of Baasha and what he did and his might, are they not written in the book of the matters of the days of the kings of Israel? BSB BSB: As for the rest of the acts of Baasha, along with his accomplishments and might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
6 ULT And Baasha lay down with his fathers, and he was buried in Tirzah. And Elah his son reigned in his place. BSB BSB: And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place.
7 ULT And also by the hand of Jehu, the son of Hanani, the prophet, the word of Yahweh was to Baasha and to his house and against all of the evil that he had done in the eyes of Yahweh, provoking him with the work of his hands, by being like the house of Jeroboam and because he had struck him. BSB BSB: Moreover, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands and becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and also because Baasha had struck down the house of Jeroboam.
Elah Reigns in Israel 8 ULT In the year of 26, the year to Asa, the king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha reigned over Israel in Tirzah, two years. BSB BSB: 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.
9 ULT And his servant Zimri, the commander of half of the chariotry, conspired against him. Now he{ was} in Tirzah, drinking drunk{ in} the house of Arza, who{ was} over the house in Tirzah. BSB BSB: However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.
10 ULT And Zimri entered, and he struck him and killed him, in the year of 27 to Asa, the king of Judah. And he reigned in his place. BSB BSB: So in the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place.
11 ULT And it happened that when he reigned, as soon as he sat on his throne, he struck all of the house of Baasha. He did not leave to him one pissing against a wall, both his kinsmen and his friend. BSB BSB: As soon as Zimri began to reign and was seated on the throne, he struck down the entire household of Baasha. He did not leave a single male, whether a kinsman or friend.
12 ULT And Zimri destroyed all of the house of Baasha, according to the word of Yahweh that he had spoken against Baasha by the hand of Jehu the prophet BSB BSB: So Zimri destroyed the entire household of Baasha, according to the word that the LORD had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet.
13 ULT concerning all of the sins of Baasha and the sins of Elah his son that they sinned, and because they caused Israel to sin, provoking Yahweh, the God of Israel, with their vapors. BSB BSB: 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.
14 ULT Now the rest of the matters of Elah and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the matters of the days of the kings of Israel? BSB BSB: As for the rest of the acts of Elah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
Zimri Reigns in Israel 15 ULT In the year of 27, the year to Asa, the king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days in Tirzah. Now the people{ were} camping against Gibbethon, which{ was} to the Philistines. BSB BSB: In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,
16 ULT And the people camping heard, saying,“Zimri has conspired and has also struck the king!” And all of Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, reign over Israel on that day in the camp. BSB BSB: and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had conspired against the king and struck him down. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel.
17 ULT And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all of Israel with him, and they besieged against Tirzah. BSB BSB: Then Omri and all the Israelites marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.
18 ULT And it happened, when Zimri saw that the city had been taken, that he entered into the citadel of the house of the king. And he burned the house of the king over himself with fire, and he died, BSB BSB: When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down upon himself. So he died
19 ULT because of his sin that he sinned by doing evil in the eyes of Yahweh, by walking in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin that he did, causing Israel to sin. BSB BSB: because of the sins he had committed, doing evil in the sight of the LORD and following the example of Jeroboam and the sin he had committed and had caused Israel to commit.
20 ULT Now the rest of the matters of Zimri and his conspiracy that he conspired, are they not written in the book of the matters of the days of the kings of Israel? BSB BSB: As for the rest of the acts of Zimri and the treason he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
Omri Reigns in Israel 21 ULT Then the people of Israel were divided in half. Half of the people were behind Tibni, the son of Ginath, to make him reign, and half{ were} behind Omri. BSB BSB: At that time the people of Israel were divided: Half of the people supported Tibni son of Ginath as king, and half supported Omri.
22 ULT And the people who{ were} behind Omri prevailed against the people who{ were} behind Tibni, the son of Ginath. And Tibni died, and Omri reigned. BSB BSB: But the followers of Omri proved stronger than those of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king.
23 ULT In the year of 31, the year to Asa, the king of Judah, Omri reigned over Israel 12 years. In Tirzah he reigned six years. BSB BSB: In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.
24 ULT Then he bought the hill{ of} Samaria from Shemer for two silver kikkars. And he built on the hill, and he called the name of the city that he built Samaria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill. BSB BSB: He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.
25 ULT And Omri did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and he did evil more than all who{ were} to his face. BSB BSB: But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.
26 ULT And he walked in all of the way of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and in his sins{ by} which he caused Israel to sin, provoking Yahweh, the God of Israel, with their vapors. BSB BSB: For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins, which he caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.
27 ULT Now the rest of the matters of Omri, what he did and his might that he did, are they not written in the book of the matters of the days of the kings of Israel? BSB BSB: As for the rest of the acts of Omri, along with his accomplishments and the might he exercised, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
28 ULT And Omri lay down with his fathers, and he was buried in Samaria. And Ahab his son reigned in his place. BSB BSB: And Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab reigned in his place.
Ahab Reigns in Israel, Marries Jezebel 30 ULT And Ahab, the son of Omri, did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, more than all who{ were} to his face. BSB BSB: However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.
31 ULT And it happened(was his walking in the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, trivial?) that he took a wife, Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal, the king of the Sidonians. And he went and served Baal, and he bowed down to him. BSB BSB: And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.
32 ULT And he set up an altar for Baal{ in} the house of Baal that he built in Samaria. BSB BSB: First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.
33 ULT And Ahab made an Asherah, and Ahab added to do to provoke Yahweh, the God of Israel, more than all of the kings of Israel who were to his face. BSB BSB: Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.
34 ULT In his days, Hiel the Bethelite built Jericho. By Abiram, his firstborn, he founded it, and by Segub, his youngest, he set up its doors, according to the word of Yahweh that he spoke by the hand of Joshua, the son of Nun. BSB BSB: In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.
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