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16Later, a message came from the Lord to Hanani's son Jehu. It was directed to rebuke Baasha, and this is what it said:H1697H3068H3058H1121H2607H1201H5592I raised you from the dirt to become commander-in-chief over my people Israel, but you've been living like Jeroboam, you've been leading my people Israel into sin, and you've been provoking me to anger with their sins.H7311H6083H5414H5057H5971H3478H3212H1870H3379H5971H3478H2398H3707H24033So watch out! I'm going to devour Baasha and his household. I'm going to make your household just like the household of Jeroboam, Nebat's son.H1197H310H1201H310H1004H5414H1004H1004H3379H1121H50284Anyone from Baasha's household who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone of his who dies in the field the birds of the sky will eat."H4191H1201H5892H3611H398H4191H7704H5775H8064H3985Now the rest of Baasha's accomplishments, including everything that he undertook, as well as his strengths, are recorded in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel, are they not?H3499H1697H1201H6213H1369H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H34786Eventually, Baasha died, as had his ancestors, and he was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah was installed as king in his place.H1201H7901H1H6912H8656H425H1121H44277In addition, a message from the Lord came through Hanani's son Jehu the prophet against Baasha and his household, not only because of all of the things that Baasha did that the Lord considered to be evil, including provoking the Lord to anger by what he did and by being like the household of Jeroboam, but also because Baasha had destroyed Jeroboam's household.H3027H5030H3058H1121H2607H1697H3068H1201H1004H7451H6213H5869H3068H3707H4639H3027H1004H3379H52218During the twenty-sixth year of the reign of King Asa of Judah, Baasha's son Elah became king over Israel and reigned at Tirzah for two years.H6242H8141H8337H8141H609H4428H3063H425H1121H1201H4427H3478H8656H81419But his servant Zimri, who commanded half of his chariot forces, conspired against Elah while he was drinking himself drunk in the home of Arza, who managed the household at Tirzah.H5650H2174H8269H4276H7393H7194H8656H8354H7910H1004H777H1004H865610Zimri went inside, attacked him, and killed him in the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Asa of Judah, and then became king in Elah's place.H2174H935H5221H4191H6242H7651H8141H609H4428H3063H442711As soon as he had consolidated his reign, he executed the entire household of Baasha. He did not leave a single male alive, including any of Baasha's relatives or friends.H4427H3427H3678H5221H1004H1201H7604H8366H7023H1350H745312In doing so, Zimri destroyed the entire household of Baasha, in keeping with the message from the Lord that he had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophetH2174H8045H1004H1201H1697H3068H1696H1201H3027H3058H503013because of all the sins that Baasha and his son Elah had committed and because of what they did to lead Israel into sin, thus provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger with their idolatry.H2403H1201H2403H425H1121H2398H3478H2398H3068H430H3478H3707H189214Now the rests of Elah's accomplishments, including everything he undertook, are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel, are they not -H3499H1697H425H6213H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H347815Zimri reigned for seven days at Tirzah during the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Asa of Judah. At that time, the army was encamped in a siege against Gibbethon of Philistia.H6242H8141H7651H8141H609H4428H3063H2174H4427H7651H3117H8656H5971H2583H1405H643016The army at the encampment heard this report: "Zimri has conspired against the king and killed him." So the entire army of Israel made Omri, their commander, king over Israel.H5971H2583H8085H559H2174H7194H5221H4428H3478H6018H8269H6635H4427H3478H3117H426417Then Omri and the entire army of Israel left from Gibbethon and attacked Tirzah.H6018H5927H1405H3478H6696H865618When Zimri observed that the city had been captured, he retreated into the king's palace, set fire to the citadel, and died when the palace burned down around himH2174H7200H5892H3920H935H759H4428H1004H8313H4428H1004H784H419119because of the sins that he committed by doing what the Lord considered to be evil, living like Jeroboam did, and sinning so as to lead Israel into sin.H2403H2398H6213H7451H5869H3068H3212H1870H3379H2403H6213H3478H239820The rest of Zimri's accomplishments, including his conspiracy that he carried out, are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel, are they not - 15H3499H1697H2174H7195H7194H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H347821The army of Israel was divided into two parties: half of the army were loyal to Ginath's son Tibni and wanted to make him king, and half were loyal to Omri.H5971H3478H2505H2677H2677H5971H1961H310H8402H1121H1527H4427H2677H310H601822But the army that was loyal to Omri was victorious over Ginath's son Tibni. Tibni later died and Omri became king.H5971H310H6018H2388H854H5971H310H8402H1121H1527H8402H4191H6018H442723During the thirty-first year of the reign of King Asa of Judah, Omri became king over Israel. He reigned for twelve years, six of them at Tirzah.H7970H8141H259H8141H609H4428H3063H6018H4427H3478H8147H6240H8141H8337H8141H4427H865624He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver, fortified the hill, and named the city Samaria after Shemer, the former owner of the hill.H7069H2022H8111H8106H3603H3701H1129H2022H7121H8034H5892H1129H8034H8106H113H2022H811125Omri practiced what the Lord considered to be evil, doing far more evil than anyone who had reigned before him.H6018H6213H7451H5869H3068H7489H644026He lived just like Nebat's son Jeroboam, and by his sin he led Israel into sin, provoking the Lord God of Israel with their idolatry.H3212H1870H3379H1121H5028H2403H3478H2398H3068H430H3478H3707H189227Now the rest of Omri's accomplishments, including the power that he demonstrated, are recorded in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel, are they not?H3499H1697H6018H6213H1369H6213H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H347828So Omri died, as had his ancestors, and he was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab became king in his place.1627H6018H7901H1H6912H8111H256H1121H442729Omri's son Ahab became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of King Asa of Judah. He reigned over Israel in Samaria for 22 years.H7970H8141H8083H8141H609H4428H3063H256H1121H6018H4427H3478H256H1121H6018H4427H3478H8111H6242H8147H814130Omri's son Ahab practiced more of what the Lord considered to be evil than anyone who had lived before him.H256H1121H6018H6213H7451H5869H3068H644031In fact, as if it were nothing for him to live like Nebat's son Jeroboam, Ahab married Jezebel, the daughter of King Ethbaal of Sidon. Then he went out to serve Baal and worship him.H7043H3212H2403H3379H1121H5028H3947H802H348H1323H856H4428H6722H3212H5647H1168H781232He built an altar for Baal in a temple for Baal that he constructed in Samaria.H6965H4196H1168H1004H1168H1129H811133Ahab also erected an Asherah, doing more to provoke the Lord God of Israel than all of the kings of Israel who had reigned before him.H256H6213H842H256H6213H3254H3068H430H3478H3707H4428H3478H644034It was during Ahab's reign that Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. He laid its foundations just as his first born son Abiram was dying, and he erected its gates while his youngest son Segub was dying, thus fulfilling the message that the Lord delivered through Nun's son Joshua.16H3117H2419H1017H1129H3405H3245H48H1060H5324H1817H6810H7687H1697H3068H1696H3027H3091H1121H5126