1 Kings 15:33
Baasha’s Reign over Israel
15:33 In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king over all Israel in Tirzah; he ruled for twenty-four years.
1 Kings 15:2
15:2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem.
His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.
1 Kings 16:7-10
16:7 The prophet Jehu son of Hanani received from the
Lord the message predicting the downfall of Baasha and his family because of all the evil Baasha had done in the sight of the
Lord.
His actions angered the
Lord (including the way he had destroyed Jeroboam’s dynasty), so that his family ended up like Jeroboam’s.
Elah’s Reign over Israel
16:8 In the twenty-sixth year of King Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha’s son Elah became king over Israel; he ruled in Tirzah for two years.
16:9 His servant Zimri, a commander of half of his chariot force, conspired against him. While Elah was drinking heavily at the house of Arza, who supervised the palace in Tirzah,
16:10 Zimri came in and struck him dead. (This happened in the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah.) Zimri replaced Elah as king.