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Like his father before him, he sinned against the Lord and led Israel into sin.

Baasha son of Ahijah, of the tribe of Issachar, plotted against Nadab and killed him as Nadab and his army were besieging the city of Gibbethon in Philistia.

At once he began killing all the members of Jeroboam's family. In accordance with what the Lord had said through his servant, the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh, all of Jeroboam's family were killed; not one survived.

Everything else that Baasha did and all his brave deeds are recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel.

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

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.

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.

Because of their idolatry and because they led Israel into sin, Baasha and his son Elah had aroused the anger of the Lord , the God of Israel.

Omri and his troops left Gibbethon and went and besieged Tirzah.

This happened because of his sins against the Lord . Like his predecessor Jeroboam, he displeased the Lord by his own sins and by leading Israel into sin.

Everything else that Zimri did, including the account of his conspiracy, is recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel.

Omri sinned against the Lord more than any of his predecessors.

Like Jeroboam before him, he aroused the anger of the Lord , the God of Israel, by his sins and by leading the people into sin and idolatry.

Everything else that Omri did and all his accomplishments are recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel.

Omri died and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab succeeded him as king.

He sinned against the Lord more than any of his predecessors.

During his reign Hiel from Bethel rebuilt Jericho. As the Lord had foretold through Joshua son of Nun, Hiel lost his oldest son Abiram when he laid the foundation of Jericho, and his youngest son Segub when he built the gates.

Elijah took the boy back downstairs to his mother and said to her, "Look, your son is alive!"

As Obadiah was on his way, he suddenly met Elijah. He recognized him, bowed low before him, and asked, "Is it really you, sir?"

By the living Lord , your God, I swear that the king has made a search for you in every country in the world. Whenever the ruler of a country reported that you were not in his country, Ahab would require that ruler to swear that you could not be found.