1 Kings 16:8-12

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Elah King of Israel

⁸ Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel during Asa’s twenty-sixth year as king of Judah, and Elah ruled in Tirzah for two years.

⁹ Zimri, one of Elah’s ·officers [officials; ^Lservants], commanded half of Elah’s chariots. Zimri ·made plans [plotted; conspired] against Elah while the king was in Tirzah, getting drunk at Arza’s home. (Arza was ·in charge of the palace [^Lover the household] at Tirzah.) ¹⁰ Zimri went into Arza’s house and ·killed [^Lstruck down and killed] Elah during Asa’s twenty-seventh year as king of Judah. Then Zimri became king of Israel in Elah’s place.

Zimri King of Israel

¹¹ As soon as Zimri became king, he killed all of Baasha’s ·family [^Lhouse], not allowing ·any of Baasha’s family [^Lany male/one who urinates against the wall, of his relatives] or friends to live. ¹² So Zimri destroyed all of Baasha’s ·family [^Lhouse] ·just as the Lord had said it would happen [^Laccording to the word of the Lord as spoken] through the prophet Jehu.