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And Baasha slept with his fathers and was buried in (A)Tirzah, and Elah his son became king in his place. Moreover, the word of Yahweh through the hand of (B)the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani also came about against Baasha and his household, both because of all the evil which he did in the sight of Yahweh, provoking Him to anger with (C)the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and because (D)he struck [a]it.

Elah Reigns over Israel

In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha became king over Israel at Tirzah, and reigned two years.

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  1. 1 Kings 16:7 Or him