English Bible Presentation Sharing - 1-Kings Book, chapter 16, verse 19 in Erven Version

1 Kings 16 : 1 (ERVEN)

Then the Lord spoke against King Baasha through the prophet, Jehu son of Hanani. He said,

1 Kings 16 : 2 (ERVEN)

"I made you an important prince over my people Israel. But you have done the same things Jeroboam did. You have caused my people Israel to sin. Their sins have made me angry.

1 Kings 16 : 3 (ERVEN)

So Baasha, I will destroy you and your family, just as I did Jeroboam son of Nebat and his family.

1 Kings 16 : 4 (ERVEN)

Dogs will eat the bodies of those in your family who die in the city. And wild birds will eat the bodies of those who die out in the fields."

1 Kings 16 : 5 (ERVEN)

The rest of the story about Baasha and the great things he did are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Israel.

1 Kings 16 : 6 (ERVEN)

Baasha died and was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah became the new king after him.

1 Kings 16 : 7 (ERVEN)

That book also has the story of the time the Lord gave the message to Jehu the prophet about Baasha and his family. Baasha did many things the Lord said were wrong, just as Jeroboam did. This and the fact that Baasha had killed Jeroboam made the Lord very angry.

1 Kings 16 : 8 (ERVEN)

Elah son of Baasha became king during the 26 year that Asa was the king of Judah. He ruled in Tirzah for two years.

1 Kings 16 : 9 (ERVEN)

Zimri was one of King Elah's officers. Zimri commanded half of Elah's chariots, but Zimri plotted against Elah. King Elah was in Tirzah, drinking and getting drunk at Arza's home. Arza was the man in charge of the palace at Tirzah.

1 Kings 16 : 10 (ERVEN)

Zimri went into the house and killed King Elah. Then Zimri became the new king of Israel after Elah. This was during the 27 year that Asa was king in Judah.

1 Kings 16 : 11 (ERVEN)

After Zimri became the new king, he killed all of Baasha's family and friends. He did not let any male in Baasha's family live.

1 Kings 16 : 12 (ERVEN)

So Zimri destroyed Baasha's family just as the Lord said he would when he spoke against Baasha through the prophet Jehu.

1 Kings 16 : 13 (ERVEN)

This happened because of all the sins of Baasha and his son Elah. They sinned and they caused the Israelites to sin. They worshiped worthless idols, and this made the Lord angry.

1 Kings 16 : 14 (ERVEN)

The rest of what that Elah did is written in the book, The History of the Kings of Israel.

1 Kings 16 : 15 (ERVEN)

Zimri became king of Israel during the 27 year that Asa was king of Judah. Zimri ruled in Tirzah only seven days. This is what happened: The army of Israel was at Gibbethon, which was under Philistine control.

1 Kings 16 : 16 (ERVEN)

Omri was the commander of the army of Israel. The men in the camp heard that Zimri had made secret plans against the king and killed him. So in the camp all the soldiers made Omri the new king.

1 Kings 16 : 17 (ERVEN)

Then Omri and all the soldiers of Israel left Gibbethon and went to Tirzah. They surrounded the city and attacked it.

1 Kings 16 : 18 (ERVEN)

When Zimri saw the city had been captured, he ran to the palace fortress, but the soldiers burned it down with him still in it.

1 Kings 16 : 19 (ERVEN)

So Zimri died because he sinned and did what the Lord said was wrong, just as Jeroboam did when he caused the Israelites to sin.

1 Kings 16 : 20 (ERVEN)

The story about Zimri's secret plans and the other things that he did are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Israel.

1 Kings 16 : 21 (ERVEN)

Then the Israelites were divided. Half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath and wanted to make him king. The other half of the people followed Omri.

1 Kings 16 : 22 (ERVEN)

But Omri's followers were stronger than the followers of Tibni son of Ginath. Tibni died, and Omri became king.

1 Kings 16 : 23 (ERVEN)

Omri became king of Israel during Asa's 31 year as the king of Judah. Omri ruled over Israel for 12 years. Six of those years he ruled from Tirzah.

1 Kings 16 : 24 (ERVEN)

Then Omri bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for about 150 pounds of silver. Omri built a city on that hill. He named the city Samaria after the name of its owner, Shemer.

1 Kings 16 : 25 (ERVEN)

Omri did what the Lord said was wrong. He was worse than all the kings who were before him.

1 Kings 16 : 26 (ERVEN)

He committed all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had committed when he caused the Israelites to sin. They worshiped worthless idols, and this made the Lord, the God of Israel, very angry.

1 Kings 16 : 27 (ERVEN)

The rest of the story about Omri and the great things he did are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Israel.

1 Kings 16 : 28 (ERVEN)

Omri died and was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab became the new king after him.

1 Kings 16 : 29 (ERVEN)

Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel during the 38 year that Asa was king of Judah. Ahab ruled Israel from the town of Samaria for 22 years.

1 Kings 16 : 30 (ERVEN)

He did what the Lord said was wrong. Ahab was worse than all the kings who were before him.

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It was not enough for Ahab to commit the same sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had done, Ahab also married Jezebel daughter of King Ethbaal of Sidon. Then Ahab began to serve and worship Baal.

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He built a temple and an altar in Samaria for worshiping Baal.

1 Kings 16 : 33 (ERVEN)

He also set up a sacred pole. Ahab did more to make the Lord, the God of Israel, angry than all the other kings who were before him.

1 Kings 16 : 34 (ERVEN)

During Ahab's time, Hiel from Bethel rebuilt the town of Jericho. When Hiel started work on the city, his oldest son Abiram died. And when Hiel built the gates of the city, his youngest son, Segub, died. This happened just as the Lord said it would when he spoke through Joshua son of Nun.