16:1 Then the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came to Jehu 3058 the son 1121 of Hanani 2607 against Baasha 1201, saying 559 8800,

16:2 Forasmuch as I exalted 7311 8689 thee out of the dust 6083, and made 5414 8799 thee prince 5057 over my people 5971 Israel 3478; and thou hast walked 3212 8799 in the way 1870 of Jeroboam 3379, and hast made my people 5971 Israel 3478 to sin 2398 8686, to provoke me to anger 3707 8687 with their sins 2403;

16:3 Behold, I will take away 1197 8686 the posterity 310 of Baasha 1201, and the posterity 310 of his house 1004; and will make 5414 8804 thy house 1004 like the house 1004 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028.

16:4 Him that dieth 4191 8801 of Baasha 1201 in the city 5892 shall the dogs 3611 eat 398 8799; and him that dieth 4191 8801 of his in the fields 7704 shall the fowls 5775 of the air 8064 eat 398 8799.

16:5 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Baasha 1201, and what he did 6213 8804, and his might 1369, [are] they not written 3789 8803 in the book 5612 of the chronicles 1697 3117 of the kings 4428 of Israel 3478?

16:6 So Baasha 1201 slept 7901 8799 with his fathers 1, and was buried 6912 8735 in Tirzah 8656: and Elah 425 his son 1121 reigned 4427 8799 in his stead.

16:7 And also by the hand 3027 of the prophet 5030 Jehu 3058 the son 1121 of Hanani 2607 came the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 against Baasha 1201, and against his house 1004, even for all the evil 7451 that he did 6213 8804 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, in provoking him to anger 3707 8687 with the work 4639 of his hands 3027, in being like the house 1004 of Jeroboam 3379; and because he killed 5221 8689 him.

16:8 In the twenty 6242 8141 and sixth 8337 year 8141 of Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah 3063 began Elah 425 the son 1121 of Baasha 1201 to reign 4427 8804 over Israel 3478 in Tirzah 8656, two years 8141.

16:9 And his servant 5650 Zimri 2174, captain 8269 of half 4276 [his] chariots 7393, conspired 7194 8799 against him, as he was in Tirzah 8656, drinking 8354 8802 himself drunk 7910 in the house 1004 of Arza 777 steward of [his] house 1004 in Tirzah 8656.(steward…: Heb. which was over)

16:10 And Zimri 2174 went in 935 8799 and smote 5221 8686 him, and killed 4191 8686 him, in the twenty 6242 and seventh 7651 year 8141 of Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah 3063, and reigned 4427 8799 in his stead.

16:11 And it came to pass, when he began to reign 4427 8800, as soon as he sat 3427 8800 on his throne 3678, [that] he slew 5221 8689 all the house 1004 of Baasha 1201: he left 7604 8689 him not one that pisseth 8366 8688 against a wall 7023, neither of his kinsfolks 1350 8802, nor of his friends 7453.(neither…: or, both his kinsmen and his friends)

16:12 Thus did Zimri 2174 destroy 8045 8686 all the house 1004 of Baasha 1201, according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, which he spake 1696 8765 against Baasha 1201 by 3027 Jehu 3058 the prophet 5030,(by: Heb. by the hand of)

16:13 For all the sins 2403 of Baasha 1201, and the sins 2403 of Elah 425 his son 1121, by which they sinned 2398 8804, and by which they made Israel 3478 to sin 2398 8689, in provoking the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478 to anger 3707 8687 with their vanities 1892.

16:14 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Elah 425, and all that he did 6213 8804, [are] they not written 3789 8803 in the book 5612 of the chronicles 1697 3117 of the kings 4428 of Israel 3478?

16:15 In the twenty 6242 8141 and seventh 7651 year 8141 of Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah 3063 did Zimri 2174 reign 4427 8804 seven 7651 days 3117 in Tirzah 8656. And the people 5971 [were] encamped 2583 8802 against Gibbethon 1405, which [belonged] to the Philistines 6430.

16:16 And the people 5971 [that were] encamped 2583 8802 heard 8085 8799 say 559 8800, Zimri 2174 hath conspired 7194 8804, and hath also slain 5221 8689 the king 4428: wherefore all Israel 3478 made Omri 6018, the captain 8269 of the host 6635, king 4427 8686 over Israel 3478 that day 3117 in the camp 4264.

16:17 And Omri 6018 went up 5927 8799 from Gibbethon 1405, and all Israel 3478 with him, and they besieged 6696 8799 Tirzah 8656.

16:18 And it came to pass, when Zimri 2174 saw 7200 8800 that the city 5892 was taken 3920 8738, that he went 935 8799 into the palace 759 of the king's 4428 house 1004, and burnt 8313 8799 the king's 4428 house 1004 over him with fire 784, and died 4191 8799,

16:19 For his sins 2403 which he sinned 2398 8804 in doing 6213 8800 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, in walking 3212 8800 in the way 1870 of Jeroboam 3379, and in his sin 2403 which he did 6213 8804, to make Israel 3478 to sin 2398 8687.

16:20 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Zimri 2174, and his treason 7195 that he wrought 7194 8804, [are] they not written 3789 8803 in the book 5612 of the chronicles 1697 3117 of the kings 4428 of Israel 3478?

16:21 Then were the people 5971 of Israel 3478 divided 2505 8735 into two parts 2677: half 2677 of the people 5971 followed 1961 8804 310 Tibni 8402 the son 1121 of Ginath 1527, to make him king 4427 8687; and half 2677 followed 310 Omri 6018.

16:22 But the people 5971 that followed 310 Omri 6018 prevailed 2388 8799 against 854 the people 5971 that followed 310 Tibni 8402 the son 1121 of Ginath 1527: so Tibni 8402 died 4191 8799, and Omri 6018 reigned 4427 8799.

16:23 In the thirty 7970 8141 and first 259 year 8141 of Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah 3063 began Omri 6018 to reign 4427 8804 over Israel 3478, twelve 8147 6240 years 8141: six 8337 years 8141 reigned 4427 8804 he in Tirzah 8656.

16:24 And he bought 7069 8799 the hill 2022 Samaria 8111 of Shemer 8106 for two talents 3603 of silver 3701, and built 1129 8799 on the hill 2022, and called 7121 8799 the name 8034 of the city 5892 which he built 1129 8804, after the name 8034 of Shemer 8106, owner 113 of the hill 2022, Samaria 8111.(Samaria: Heb. Shomeron)

16:25 But Omri 6018 wrought 6213 8799 evil 7451 in the eyes 5869 of the LORD 3068, and did worse 7489 8686 than all that [were] before 6440 him.

16:26 For he walked 3212 8799 in all the way 1870 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028, and in his sin 2403 wherewith he made Israel 3478 to sin 2398 8689, to provoke the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478 to anger 3707 8687 with their vanities 1892.

16:27 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Omri 6018 which he did 6213 8804, and his might 1369 that he shewed 6213 8804, [are] they not written 3789 8803 in the book 5612 of the chronicles 1697 3117 of the kings 4428 of Israel 3478?

16:28 So Omri 6018 slept 7901 8799 with his fathers 1, and was buried 6912 8735 in Samaria 8111: and Ahab 256 his son 1121 reigned 4427 8799 in his stead.

16:29 And in the thirty 7970 8141 and eighth 8083 year 8141 of Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah 3063 began Ahab 256 the son 1121 of Omri 6018 to reign 4427 8804 over Israel 3478: and Ahab 256 the son 1121 of Omri 6018 reigned 4427 8799 over Israel 3478 in Samaria 8111 twenty 6242 and two 8147 years 8141.

16:30 And Ahab 256 the son 1121 of Omri 6018 did 6213 8799 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068 above all that [were] before 6440 him.

16:31 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing 7043 8738 for him to walk 3212 8800 in the sins 2403 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028, that he took 3947 8799 to wife 802 Jezebel 348 the daughter 1323 of Ethbaal 856 king 4428 of the Zidonians 6722, and went 3212 8799 and served 5647 8799 Baal 1168, and worshipped 7812 8691 him.(as if…: Heb. was it a light thing, etc)

16:32 And he reared up 6965 8686 an altar 4196 for Baal 1168 in the house 1004 of Baal 1168, which he had built 1129 8804 in Samaria 8111.

16:33 And Ahab 256 made 6213 8799 a grove 842; and Ahab 256 did 6213 8800 more 3254 8686 to provoke the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478 to anger 3707 8687 than all the kings 4428 of Israel 3478 that were before 6440 him.

16:34 In his days 3117 did Hiel 2419 the Bethelite 1017 build 1129 8804 Jericho 3405: he laid the foundation 3245 8765 thereof in Abiram 48 his firstborn 1060, and set up 5324 8689 the gates 1817 thereof in his youngest 6810 [son] Segub 7687, according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, which he spake 1696 8765 by 3027 Joshua 3091 the son 1121 of Nun 5126.

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