Jehu's prophecy against Baasha.

1 ¶ Then the wordº of the LORDº came² to² Jehuº the sonº of Hananiº against² Baasha,º saying,ºª 2 Forasmuch²² as I exaltedºª thee out of² the dust,º and madeºª thee princeº over² my peopleº Israel;º and thou hast walked¹ª² in the wayº of Jeroboam,º and hast made² my peopleº Israelº to sin,ºª to provoke me to angerºª with their sins;º 3 Behold,² I will take awayºª the posterityº of Baasha,º and the posterityº of his house;º and will makeºª² thy houseº like the houseº of Jeroboamº the sonº of Nebat.º 4 Him that diethºª of Baashaº in the cityº shall the dogsº eat;ºª and him that diethºª of his in the fieldsº shall the fowlsº of the airº eat.ºª 5 Now the restº of the actsº of Baasha,º and what² he did,ºª and his might,º [are] they² not² writtenºª in² the bookº of the chroniclesºº of the kingsº of Israel?º

Elah succeedeth him.

6 So Baashaº sleptºª with² his fathers,º and was buriedºª in Tirzah:º and Elahº his sonº reignedºª in his stead.² 7 And also² by the handº of the prophetº Jehuº the sonº of Hananiº came² the wordº of the LORDº against² Baasha,º and against² his house,º even for² all² the evilº that² he didºª in the sightº of the LORD,º in provoking him to angerºª with the workº of his hands,º in being² like the houseº of Jeroboam;º and because²² he killedºª him.

Zimri conspiring against Elah succeedeth him.

8 ¶ In the twentyº¹ and sixthº yearº of Asaº kingº of Judahº began Elahº the sonº of Baashaº to reignºª over² Israelº in Tirzah,º two years.º 9 And his servantº Zimri,º captainº of halfº [his] chariots,º conspiredºª against² him, as he² was in Tirzah,º drinkingºª himself drunkº in the houseº of Arzaº steward² of [his] houseº in Tirzah.º 10 And Zimriº went inºª and smoteºª him, and killedºª him, in the twentyº and seventhº yearº of Asaº kingº of Judah,º and reignedºª in his stead.²

Zimri executeth Jehu's prophecy.

11 ¶ And it came to pass,² when he began to reign,ºª as soon as he satºª on² his throne,º [that] he slewºª² all² the houseº of Baasha:º he leftºª him not² one that pissethºª against a wall,º neither of his kinsfolks,ºª nor of his friends.º 12 Thus did Zimriº destroyºª² all² the houseº of Baasha,º according to the wordº of the LORD,º which² he spakeºª against² Baashaº byº Jehuº the prophet,º 13 For² all² the sinsº of Baasha,º and the sinsº of Elahº his son,º by which² they sinned,ºª and by which² they made Israel¹ to sin,ºª²² in provoking²² the LORDº Godº of Israelº to anger¹ª with their vanities.º 14 Now the restº of the actsº of Elah,º and all² that² he did,ºª [are] they² not² writtenºª in² the bookº of the chroniclesºº of the kingsº of Israel?º

Omri, made king by the soldiers, forceth Zimri desperately to burn himself.

15 ¶ In the twentyº¹ and seventhº yearº of Asaº kingº of Judahº did Zimriº reignºª sevenº daysº in Tirzah.º And the peopleº [were] encampedºª against² Gibbethon,º which² [belonged] to the Philistines.º 16 And the peopleº [that were] encampedºª heardºª say,ºª Zimriº hath conspired,ºª and hath also² slainºª² the king:º wherefore all² Israelº made² Omri,º the captainº of the host,º kingºª over² Israelº that² dayº in the camp.º 17 And Omriº went upºª from² Gibbethon,º and all² Israelº with² him, and they besiegedºª² Tirzah.º 18 And it came to pass,² when Zimriº sawºª that² the cityº was taken,ºª that he wentºª into² the palaceº of the king'sº house,º and burntºª² the king'sº houseº over² him with fire,º and died,ºª 19 For² his sinsº which² he sinnedºª in doingºª evilº in the sightº of the LORD,º in walking¹ª² in the wayº of Jeroboam,º and in his sinº which² he did,ºª to make Israel¹ to sin.ºª²² 20 Now the restº of the actsº of Zimri,º and his treasonº that² he wrought,ºª [are] they² not² writtenºª in² the bookº of the chroniclesºº of the kingsº of Israel?º

The kingdom being divided, Omri prevaileth against Tibni.

21 ¶ Then² were the peopleº of Israelº dividedºª into two parts:º halfº of the peopleº followedººª Tibniº the sonº of Ginath,º to make him king;ºª and halfº followedº Omri.º 22 But the peopleº that² followedº Omriº prevailed¹ª against¹²² the peopleº that² followedº Tibniº the sonº of Ginath:º so Tibniº died,ºª and Omriº reigned.ºª

Omri buildeth Samaria.

23 ¶ In the thirtyº¹ and firstº yearº of Asaº kingº of Judahº began Omriº to reignºª over² Israel,º twelveºº years:º sixº yearsº reignedºª he in Tirzah.º 24 And he boughtºª² the hillº Samariaº of²² Shemerº for two talentsº of silver,º and built¹ª on²² the hill,º and calledºª² the nameº of the cityº which² he built,ºª after² the nameº of Shemer,º ownerº of the hill,º Samaria.º

His wicked reign.

25 ¶ But Omriº wroughtºª evilº in the eyesº of the LORD,º and did worseºª than all²² that² [were] beforeº him. 26 For he walked¹ª² in all² the wayº of Jeroboamº the sonº of Nebat,º and in his sinº wherewith² he made Israel¹ to sin,ºª²² to provoke²² the LORDº Godº of Israelº to anger¹ª with their vanities.º

Ahab succeedeth him.

27 Now the restº of the actsº of Omriº which² he did,ºª and his mightº that² he shewed,ºª [are] they² not² writtenºª in² the bookº of the chroniclesºº of the kingsº of Israel?º 28 So Omriº sleptºª with² his fathers,º and was buriedºª in Samaria:º and Ahabº his sonº reignedºª in his stead.²

Ahab's most wicked reign.

29 ¶ And in the thirtyº¹ and eighthº yearº of Asaº kingº of Judahº began Ahabº the sonº of Omriº to reignºª over² Israel:º and Ahabº the sonº of Omriº reignedºª over² Israelº in Samariaº twentyº and twoº years.º 30 And Ahabº the sonº of Omriº didºª evilº in the sightº of the LORDº above all²² that² [were] beforeº him. 31 And it came to pass,² as if it had been a light thingºª for him to walk¹ª² in the sinsº of Jeroboamº the sonº of Nebat,º that he tookºª to wifeº² Jezebelº the daughterº of Ethbaalº kingº of the Zidonians,º and went¹ª² and servedºª² Baal,º and worshippedºª him. 32 And he reared upºª an altarº for Baalº in the houseº of Baal,º which² he had builtºª in Samaria.º 33 And Ahabº madeºª² a grove;º and Ahabº didºª moreºª to provoke²² the LORDº Godº of Israelº to anger¹ª than all²² the kingsº of Israelº that² were² beforeº him.

Joshua's curse upon Hiel the builder of Jericho.

34 ¶ In his daysº did Hielº the Betheliteº buildºª² Jericho:º he laid the foundationºª thereof in Abiramº his firstborn,º and set upºª the gatesº thereof in his youngestº [son] Segub,º according to the wordº of the LORD,º which² he spakeºª byº Joshuaº the sonº of Nun.º