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1 Kings 16:6

Baasha passed away and was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah replaced him as king.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Anger;   Baasha;   Elah;   Tirzah;   Thompson Chain Reference - Elah;   Tirzah;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Elah;   Hanani;   Jehu;   Tirzah;   Zimri;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Palestine;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Tirza;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Samaria;   Tirzah (2);   Holman Bible Dictionary - Elah;   Jehu;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Baasha;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Baasha ;   Elah ;   Tirzah ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Nimshi;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Baasha;   Issachar;   Jehu;   Kings;   Tirzah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ba'asha;   Burial, Sepulchres;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Elah (2);   Tirzah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah became king in his place.
Hebrew Names Version
Ba`sha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirtzah; and Elah his son reigned in his place.
King James Version
So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
English Standard Version
And Baasha slept with his fathers and was buried at Tirzah, and Elah his son reigned in his place.
New Century Version
So Baasha died and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah became king in his place.
Amplified Bible
Baasha slept with his fathers [in death] and was buried in Tirzah. Elah his son became king in his place.
New American Standard Bible
And Baasha lay down with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah became king in his place.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buryed in Tirzah, and Elah his sonne reigned in his steade.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Baasha slept with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and Elah his son became king in his place.
Complete Jewish Bible
Ba‘sha slept with his ancestors, and Elah his son became king in his place.
Darby Translation
And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
Easy-to-Read Version
Baasha died and was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah became the new king after him.
George Lamsa Translation
So Baasha slept with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
Good News Translation
Baasha died and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah succeeded him as king.
Lexham English Bible
Baasha slept with his ancestors and was buried in Tirzah, and Elah his son became king in his place.
Literal Translation
And Baasha lay with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah. And his son Elah reigned in his place.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Baesa slepte with his fathers, & was buried at Thirza: & his sonne Ella was kynge in his steade.
American Standard Version
And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
Bible in Basic English
And Baasha went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth at Tirzah; and Elah his son became king in his place.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so Baasa slept with his fathers, and was buried in Thirza, and Ela his sonne raigned in his steade.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Baasa slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
King James Version (1611)
So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah, and Elah his sonne reigned in his stead.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Baasa slept with his fathers, and they bury him in Thersa; and Ela his son reigns in his stead.
English Revised Version
And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
Berean Standard Bible
And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Baasa slepte with hise fadris, and he was biried in Thersa; and Hela, his sone, regnede for hym.
Young's Literal Translation
And Baasha lieth with his fathers, and is buried in Tirzah, and Elah his son reigneth in his stead.
Update Bible Version
And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
Webster's Bible Translation
So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
World English Bible
Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his place.
New King James Version
So Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah. Then Elah his son reigned in his place.
New Living Translation
When Baasha died, he was buried in Tirzah. Then his son Elah became the next king.
New Life Bible
Baasha died and was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah became king in his place.
New Revised Standard
Baasha slept with his ancestors, and was buried at Tirzah; and his son Elah succeeded him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah, - and, Elah his son, reigned, in his stead.
Douay-Rheims Bible
So Baasa slept with his fathers, and was buried in Thersa: and Ela, his son, reigned in his stead.
Revised Standard Version
And Ba'asha slept with his fathers, and was buried at Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And Baasha slept with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and Elah his son became king in his place.

Contextual Overview

1 Jehu son of Hanani received from the Lord this message predicting Baasha's downfall: 2 "I raised you up from the dust and made you ruler over my people Israel. Yet you followed in Jeroboam's footsteps and encouraged my people Israel to sin; their sins have made me angry. 3 So I am ready to burn up Baasha and his family, and make your family like the family of Jeroboam son of Nebat. 4 Dogs will eat the members of Baasha's family who die in the city, and the birds of the sky will eat the ones who die in the country." 5 The rest of the events of Baasha's reign, including his accomplishments and successes, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel. 6 Baasha passed away and was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah replaced him as king. 7 The prophet Jehu son of Hanani received from the Lord the message predicting the downfall of Baasha and his family because of all the evil Baasha had done in the sight of the Lord . His actions angered the Lord (including the way he had destroyed Jeroboam's dynasty), so that his family ended up like Jeroboam's. 8 In the twenty-sixth year of King Asa's reign over Judah, Baasha's son Elah became king over Israel; he ruled in Tirzah for two years. 9 His servant Zimri, a commander of half of his chariot force, conspired against him. While Elah was drinking heavily at the house of Arza, who supervised the palace in Tirzah, 10 Zimri came in and struck him dead. (This happened in the twenty-seventh year of Asa's reign over Judah.) Zimri replaced Elah as king.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 3074, bc 930

Baasha: 1 Kings 14:20, 1 Kings 15:25

Tirzah: 1 Kings 14:17, 1 Kings 15:21

Elah: 1 Kings 16:8, 1 Kings 16:13, 1 Kings 16:14

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 11:43 - slept 1 Kings 16:28 - So Omri slept Psalms 49:19 - to the generation

Cross-References

Genesis 16:8
He said, "Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?" She replied, "I'm running away from my mistress, Sarai."
Genesis 16:9
Then the Lord 's angel said to her, "Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.
Genesis 24:10
Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and departed with all kinds of gifts from his master at his disposal. He journeyed to the region of Aram Naharaim and the city of Nahor.
Exodus 2:15
When Pharaoh heard about this event, he sought to kill Moses. So Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, and he settled by a certain well.
Job 2:6
So the Lord said to Satan, "All right, he is in your power; only preserve his life."
Proverbs 14:29
The one who is slow to anger has great understanding, but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.
Proverbs 15:1
A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
Proverbs 27:8
Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a person who wanders from his home.
Proverbs 29:19
A servant cannot be corrected by words, for although he understands, there is no answer.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the anger of the ruler flares up against you, do not resign from your position, for a calm response can undo great offenses.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So Baasha slept with his fathers,.... Or died, not a violent, but natural, death:

and was buried in Tirzah; where was the royal palace of the kings of Israel:

and Elah his son reigned in his stead; yet but a short time.


 
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