1 Kings Chapter 16
So the Lord hit up Jehu, son of Hanani, with a message aimed at Baasha, for real.
Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
I lifted you from the dirt and placed you as a prince over my people, Israel; but you went hella wild, following Jeroboam and leading my squad into sin, making me mad with their vibes.
Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;
No cap, I'm about to erase Baasha's bloodline and make your house look just like Jeroboam's, fr.
Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
Anyone who meets their end from Baasha in the city? Dogs will feast on them; out in the fields? The birds got that on lock.
Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat.
So, like, everything else Baasha pulled off and all his power, that’s gotta be in the kings' records, right?
Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, {are} they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Baasha took a dirt nap with his ancestors and got laid to rest in Tirzah. Then his son Elah came through and took the reins.
So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
Jehu, son of Hanani, the prophet, also got a word from the Lord regarding Baasha and his crew, for all the sus actions he pulled that got the Lord heated, being just like Jeroboam and getting removed.
And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.
In Asa's twenty-sixth year, king of Judah, Elah, Baasha's son, kicked off his rule over Israel in Tirzah for a two-year stint, no cap.
In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.
His dude Zimri, captain of half his chariots, schemed against him while he was chilling in Tirzah, getting lit at Arza's place.
And his servant Zimri, captain of half {his} chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of {his} house in Tirzah. {steward...: Heb. which was over}
Zimri rolled in, took him out, and in the twenty-seventh year of Asa, king of Judah, he took over, periodt.
And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.
When he kicked off his reign and sat on the throne, he straight-up wiped out Baasha's whole fam—no one left, not even the homies.
And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, {that} he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends. {neither...: or, both his kinsmen and his friends}
Zimri went full savage and eliminated Baasha's crew, just like the Lord told the prophet Jehu to say.
Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet, {by: Heb. by the hand of}
All the sus actions Baasha and his son Elah pulled made Israel act up and got God mad with their nonsense.
For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
For real, everything else Elah did is totally documented in the kings’ chronicles, no cap.
Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, {are} they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
In the twenty-seventh year of Asa, king of Judah, Zimri ruled for just seven days in Tirzah while the camp was chilling against Gibbethon, which was in Philistine territory.
In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people {were} encamped against Gibbethon, which {belonged} to the Philistines.
The squad found out Zimri was plotting and took out the king, so all of Israel crowned Omri, the dude in charge, as king that day.
And the people {that were} encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.
Omri and his whole crew rolled out from Gibbethon and surrounded Tirzah.
And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
When Zimri peeped the city was done for, he dipped into the palace and set it ablaze, going out like a champ.
And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died,
He totally messed up, doing wrong in God's eyes, following Jeroboam’s bad vibes, and made Israel stumble.
For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.
All the other wild stuff Zimri did and his betrayal are also written in the kings’ chronicles, periodt.
Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, {are} they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
The Israelites were divided into two squads: half were vibing with Tibni, son of Ginath, trying to make him king; the other half was all about Omri.
Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri.
But the Omri crew totally clapped back against Tibni's crew: so Tibni was out, and Omri seized the throne.
But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.
In Asa's thirty-first year, King of Judah, Omri began his reign over Israel for twelve years, with six of those in Tirzah.
In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.
He copped the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver, built up the area, and named the city after Shemer, the hill’s owner, calling it Samaria.
And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria. {Samaria: Heb. Shomeron}
But low-key, Omri was sus in the Lord's eyes, doing worse than anyone before him.
But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that {were} before him.
He followed the same path as Jeroboam, son of Nebat, and his sins led Israel off track, provoking the Lord God of Israel with their drama.
For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
So, like, are all the other moves Omri made and the power he flexed not written in the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, {are} they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Omri passed away and got laid to rest in Samaria, and his son Ahab took over the throne.
So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
In Asa's thirty-eighth year, Ahab, son of Omri, started ruling over Israel, holding it down in Samaria for twenty-two years.
And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.
Ahab, son of Omri, was hella evil in the Lord's sight, even worse than everyone before him.
And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that {were} before him.
So Ahab was like, "Walking in Jeroboam's sins? Easy peasy." He scooped up Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Zidonians, and started vibing with Baal, worshipping him fr.
And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him. {as if...: Heb. was it a light thing, etc}
He built an altar for Baal in his crib, which was decked out in Samaria.
And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.
Ahab went all out, making a grove and lowkey making God madder than any other king of Israel before him, no cap.
And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.
During his reign, Hiel the Beth–elite was like, "Let’s build Jericho." He laid the foundation and, sadly, lost his firstborn Abiram, then set up the gates with his youngest son Segub, just like God told Joshua.
In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest {son} Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.