1 Kings 16:8

Good News Translation

In the twenty-sixth year of the reign of King Asa of Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he ruled in Tirzah for two years.

Cross References

1 Kings 15:16

King Asa of Judah and King Baasha of Israel were constantly at war with each other as long as they were in power.

1 Kings 15:33

In the third year of the reign of King Asa of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel, and he ruled in Tirzah for twenty-four years.

1 Kings 16:15

In the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Asa of Judah, Zimri ruled in Tirzah over Israel for seven days. The Israelite troops were besieging the city of Gibbethon in Philistia,

1 Kings 16:21

The people of Israel were divided: some of them wanted to make Tibni son of Ginath king, and the others were in favor of Omri.

1 Kings 16:23

So in the thirty-first year of the reign of King Asa of Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he ruled for twelve years. The first six years he ruled in Tirzah,

1 Kings 16:6

Baasha died and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah succeeded him as king.

1 Kings 16:7

That message from the Lord against Baasha and his family was given by the prophet Jehu because of the sins that Baasha committed against the Lord. He aroused the Lord's anger not only because of the evil he did, just as King Jeroboam had done before him, but also because he killed all of Jeroboam's family.

1 Kings 16:9

Zimri, one of his officers who was in charge of half of the king's chariots, plotted against him. One day in Tirzah, Elah was getting drunk in the home of Arza, who was in charge of the palace.

2 Kings 15:14

Menahem son of Gadi went from Tirzah to Samaria, assassinated Shallum, and succeeded him as king.

2 Kings 15:23

In the fiftieth year of the reign of King Uzziah of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king of Israel, and he ruled in Samaria for two years.

2 Kings 21:19

Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for two years. His mother was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz from the town of Jotbah.

Proverbs 28:2

When a nation sins, it will have one ruler after another. But a nation will be strong and endure when it has intelligent, sensible leaders.