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King Jeroboam had sinned very much and had led the people of Israel to sin, so he made the Lord , the God of Israel, very angry.

so, Baasha, I will soon destroy you and your family. I will do to you what I did to the family of Jeroboam son of Nebat.

So Baasha died and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah became king in his place.

So Zimri destroyed all of Baasha's family just as the Lord had said it would happen through the prophet Jehu.

So during Asa's twenty-seventh year as king of Judah, Zimri became king of Israel and ruled in Tirzah seven days. The army of Israel was camped near Gibbethon, a Philistine town.

The men in the camp heard that Zimri had made secret plans against King Elah and had killed him. So that day in the camp they made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel.

So Omri and all the Israelite army left Gibbethon and attacked Tirzah.

So Zimri died because he had sinned by doing what the Lord said was wrong. Jeroboam had led the people of Israel to sin, and Zimri sinned in the same way as Jeroboam.

Omri's followers were stronger than the followers of Tibni son of Ginath, so Tibni died, and Omri became king.

So Omri died and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab became king in his place.

So Elijah did what the Lord said; he went to Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and lived there.

So Elijah went to Zarephath. When he reached the town gate, he saw a widow gathering wood for a fire. Elijah asked her, "Would you bring me a little water in a cup so I may have a drink?"

The woman answered, "As surely as the Lord your God lives, I have no bread. I have only a handful of flour in a jar and only a little olive oil in a jug. I came here to gather some wood so I could go home and cook our last meal. My son and I will eat it and then die from hunger."

So the woman went home and did what Elijah told her to do. And the woman and her son and Elijah had enough food every day.

So Elijah went to meet Ahab. By this time there was no food in Samaria.

So each one chose a part of the country to search; Ahab went in one direction and Obadiah in another.

While Obadiah was on his way, Elijah met him. Obadiah recognized Elijah, so he bowed down to the ground and said, "Elijah? Is it really you, master?"

So Obadiah went to Ahab and told him where Elijah was. Then Ahab went to meet Elijah.

So Ahab called all the Israelites and those prophets to Mount Carmel.

Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "There are many of you, so you go first. Choose a bull and prepare it. Pray to your god, but don't start the fire."