Chronological
25 And Nadab, the son of Jeroboam, began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa, king of Judah, and reigned over Israel for two years.
26 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, walking in the way of his father, and in his sin with which he made Israel sin.
27 And Baasha, the son of Ahijah, of the House of Issachar, conspired against him. And Baasha killed him at Gibbethon (which belonged to the Philistines). For Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
28 In the third year of Asa, king of Judah, Baasha killed him and reigned in his place.
29 And when he was king, he struck all the House of Jeroboam. He left no one alive for Jeroboam until he had destroyed him according to the Word of the LORD which he spoke by his servant, Ahijah the Shilonite,
30 because of the sins of Jeroboam which he committed, and with which he made Israel sin by his provocation with which he provoked the LORD God of Israel.
31 And the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
32 And there was war between Asa and Baasha, king of Israel, all their days.
33 In the third year of Asa, king of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah began to reign over all Israel in Tirzah and reigned for twenty-four years.
34 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin with which he made Israel sin.
16 Then, the Word of the LORD came to Jehu, the son of Hanani, against Baasha, saying,
2 “Because I exalted you out of the dust, and made you captain over My people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam, and have made My people Israel sin, to provoke Me with their sins,
3 “behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his House, and will make your House like the House of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat.
4 “He of Baasha’s stock who dies in the city, him shall the dogs eat. And the man from him who dies in the fields, shall the birds of the air eat.”
5 And the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his power, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
6 So, Baasha slept with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah. And Elah, his son, reigned in his place.
7 And also, the Word of the LORD came to Baasha, and to his House, by the hand of Jehu, the son of Hanani the Prophet: that he would be like the House of Jeroboam for all the wickedness that he had done in the sight of the LORD, in provoking Him with the work of his hands, and because he had killed.
8 During the twenty-six years of Asa, king of Judah, Elah, the son of Baasha, began to reign over Israel in Tirzah, for two years.
9 And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah drinking, until he was drunk in the house of Arza, steward of his house in Tirzah.
10 And Zimri came and struck him, and killed him, within the twenty-seven years of Asa, king of Judah, and reigned in his place.
11 And when he was king, and sat on his throne, he killed all the House of Baasha, not leaving one man of it, neither of his kinsfolk nor of his friends.
12 So, Zimri destroyed all the House of Baasha, according to the Word of the LORD which He spoke against Baasha by the hand of Jehu the Prophet,
13 for all the sins of Baasha and sins of Elah, his son, which they sinned and made Israel sin and provoked the LORD God of Israel with their vanities.
14 And the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
15 During the twenty-seven years of Asa, king of Judah, Zimri reigned for seven days in Tirzah. And the people were then encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
16 And the people of the army heard say, “Zimri has conspired, and has also killed the king!” Therefore, all Israel made Omri the captain of the army, king over Israel, that same day, in the camp.
17 Then Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
18 And when Zimri saw that the city had been taken, he went into the palace of the king’s house and burnt himself and the king’s house with fire, and so died
19 for his sins which he sinned in doing that which is evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam and in his sins which he did, causing Israel to sin.
20 And the rest of the acts of Zimri and his treason that he worked, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
21 Then, the people of Israel were divided into two parts: half the people followed Tibni, the son of Ginath, to make him king, and the other half followed Omri.
22 But the people who followed Omri prevailed against the people who followed Tibni, the son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri reigned.
23 During the thirty-one years of Asa, king of Judah, Omri began to reign over Israel, for twelve years. For six years he reigned in Tirzah.
24 And he bought the mountain, Samaria, from one Shemer for two talents of silver. And he built on the mountain and called the name of the city which he built after the name of Shemer, lord of the mountain: Samaria.
25 But Omri did evil in the Eyes of the LORD and did worse than all who were before him.
26 For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and in his sins with which he made Israel sin in provoking the LORD God of Israel with their vanities.
27 And the rest of the acts of Omri that he did, and his strength that he showed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
28 And Omri slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. And Ahab, his son, reigned in his place.
29 Now Ahab, the son of Omri, began to reign over Israel, during the thirty-eight years of Asa, king of Judah. And Ahab, the son of Omri, reigned over Israel in Samaria for twenty-two years.
30 And Ahab, the son of Omri, did worse in the sight of the LORD than all who were before him.
31 For as it happened, it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat. For he also took Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians, as a wife, and went and served Baal and worshipped him.
32 Also, he raised up an altar to Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.
33 And Ahab made a grove. And Ahab proceeded, and provoked the LORD God of Israel more than all the kings of Israel who were before him.
34 In his days, Hiel the Bethelite built Jericho. He laid its foundation in Abiram, his eldest son, and set up its gates in his youngest son, Segub, according to the Word of the LORD which He spoke by Joshua, the son of Nun.
17 And Jehoshaphat, his son, reigned in his place and prevailed against Israel.
2 And he put garrisons in all the strong cities of Judah and set bands in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
3 And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the first ways of his father David and did not seek Baalim,
4 but sought the LORD God of his father and walked in His Commandment, and not after the deeds of Israel.
5 Therefore, the LORD established the kingdom in his hand. And all Judah brought presents to Jehoshaphat, so that he had riches and honor in abundance.
6 And he lifted up his heart to the ways of the LORD. And moreover, he took away the high places and the groves from Judah.
7 And in the third year of his reign, he sent his princes, Ben-Hail and Obadiah and Zechariah and Nethanel and Michaiah, so that they would teach in the cities of Judah,
8 And he sent Levites with them: Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tobadonijah. And he sent Priests with them: Elishama and Jehoram.
9 And they taught in Judah and had the Book of the Law of the LORD with them. And they went around throughout all the cities of Judah and taught the people.
10 And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were all around Judah. And they did not fight against Jehoshaphat.
11 Also, some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat gifts and tribute silver. And the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred male goats.
12 So, Jehoshaphat prospered and grew greater. And he built palaces and storage cities in Judah.
13 And he had great works in the cities of Judah, and men of war and valiant men in Jerusalem.
14 And these are the numbers of them, after the House of their fathers. In Judah were captains of thousands: Adnah, the captain, and three hundred thousand valiant men with him.
15 And at his hand was Jehohanan, a captain, and two hundred eighty thousand with him.
16 And at his hand was Amasiah, the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to the LORD. And with him were two hundred thousand valiant men.
17 And of Benjamin was Eliada, a valiant man. And with him were two hundred thousand armed men with bow and shield.
18 And at his hand was Jehozabad. And with him were one hundred eighty thousand, armed for war.
19 These waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the strong cities throughout all Judah.
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