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in the booke of the Chronicles of the Kings of slept with his fathers, and was buryed in Tirzah,
Iudah? but in his olde age he was diseased in and Elah his sonne reigned in his steade. 7 And
his feete. 24 And Asa slept with his fathers, and also by the hande of Iehu the sonne of Hanani the
was buried with his fathers in the citie of Dauid Prophet, came the worde of the Lord to Baasha,
his father. And Iehoshaphat his sonne reigned in and to his house, that he shoulde be like the
his steade. 25 And Nadab the sonne of Ieroboam house of Ieroboam, euen for all the wickednes
began to reigne ouer Israel the second yere of that he did in the sight of the Lord, in prouoking
Asa King of Iudah, and reigned ouer Israel two him with the worke of his hands, and because
yeere. 26 And he did euill in the sight of the he killed him. 8 In the sixe and twentie yeere of
Lord, walking in the way of his father, and in his Asa king of Iudah began Elah ye sonne of Baasha
sinne wherewith he made Israel to sinne. 27 And to reigne ouer Israel in Tirzah, and reigned two
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BaashathesonneofAhijahofyehouseofIssachar yeere. And his seruant Zimri, captaine of halfe
conspired against him, and Baasha slue him at his charets, conspired against him, as he was in
Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistims: for Tirzah drinking, til he was drunken in the house
Nadab and all Israel layde siege to Gibbethon. of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah. 10 And
28 Euen in the third yeere of Asa King of Iudah Zimri came and smote him and killed him, in the
did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his steade. seuen and twentie yeere of Asa king of Iudah, and
29 And when he was King, he smote all the house reigned in his stead. 11 And when he was King,
of Ieroboam, he left none aliue to Ieroboam, vntill and sate on his throne, he slew al the house of
hee had destroyed him, according to the word of Baasha, not leauing thereof one to pisse against a
the Lord which he spake by his seruant Ahijah the wall, neither of his kinsfolkes nor of his friendes.
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Shilonite, 30 Because of the sinnes of Ieroboam So did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha,
which he committed, and wherewith he made according to the word of the Lord which he spake
Israel to sinne, by his prouocation, wherewith against Baasha by the hande of Iehu the Prophet,
he prouoked the Lord God of Israel. 31 And the 13 For all the sinnes of Baasha, and sinnes of Elah
residue of the actes of Nadab, and all that he his sonne, which they sinned and made Israel to
did, are they not written in the booke of the sinne, and prouoked the Lord God of Israel with
Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? 32 And there was their vanities. 14 And the rest of the actes of
warre betweene Asa and Baasha King of Israel, all Elah, and all that he did, are they not written
their dayes. 33 In the thirde yeere of Asa King in the booke of the Chronicles of the Kings of
of Iudah, began Baasha the sonne of Ahijah to Israel? 15 In the seuen and twentie yeere of Asa
reigne ouer all Israel in Tirzah, and reigned foure King of Iudah did Zimri reigne seuen dayes in
and twentie yeeres. 34 And he did euill in the sight Tirzah, and the people was then in campe against
of the Lord, walking in the way of Ieroboam, and Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistims.
in his sinne, wherewith he made Israel to sinne. 16 And the people of the hoste heard saye, Zimri
hath conspired, and hath also slayne the King.
16 Wherefore all Israel made Omri the captaine of
1 Then the word of the Lord came to Iehu the hoste, king ouer Israel that same day, euen in
the sonne of Hanani against Baasha, saying, the hoste. 17 Then Omri went vp from Gibbethon,
2 Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
made thee captaine ouer my people Israel, and 18 And when Zimri saw, that the citie was taken,
thou hast walked in the way of Ieroboam, and he went into the palace of the Kings house, and
hast made my people Israel to sinne, to prouoke burnt himselfe, and the Kings house with fire,
me with their sinnes, Beholde, I will take away and so dyed, 19 For his sinnes which hee sinned, in
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the posteritie of Baasha, and the posteritie of his doing that which is euil in the sight of the Lord, in
house, and will make thine house like the house walking in the way of Ieroboam, and in his sinnes
of Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat. He that dyeth which he did, causing Israel to sinne. 20 And the
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of Baashas stocke in the citie, him shall the dogs rest of the actes of Zimri, and his treason that
eate: and that man of him which dyeth in the hee wrought, are they not written in the booke
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fieldes, shall the foules of the ayre eate. And the of the Chronicles of the Kinges of Israel? 21 Then
rest of the actes of Baasha and what he did, and were the people of Israel deuided into two partes:
his power, are they not written in the booke of for halfe the people followed Tibni the sonne of
the Chronicles of the kings of Israel? So Baasha
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