1 Kings 15:27-34

15:27 Baasha son of Ahijah, from the tribe of Issachar, conspired against Nadab ¹  and assassinated him in Gibbethon, which was in Philistine territory. This happened while Nadab and all the Israelite army were besieging Gibbethon. 15:28 Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah and replaced him as king. 15:29 When he became king, he executed Jeroboam’s entire family. He wiped out everyone who breathed, ²  just as the Lord had predicted ³  through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite. 15:30 This happened because of the sins which Jeroboam committed and which he made Israel commit. These sins angered the Lord God of Israel. ⁴ 

15:31 The rest of the events of Nadab’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel. ⁵  15:32 Asa and King Nadab of Israel were continually at war with each other.

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. 15:34 He did evil in the sight of ⁶  the Lord; he followed in Jeroboam’s footsteps and encouraged Israel to sin. ⁷ 

[15:27]  ¹ tn Heb “against him”; the referent (Nadab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:29]  ² tn Heb “and when he became king, he struck down all the house of Jeroboam; he did not leave any breath to Jeroboam until he destroyed him.”

[15:29]  ³ tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord which he spoke.”

[15:30]  ⁴ tn Heb “because of Jeroboam which he committed and which he made Israel commit, by his provocation by which he made the Lord God of Israel angry.”

[15:31]  ⁵ tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Nadab, and all which he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”

[15:34]  ⁶ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[15:34]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he made Israel sin.”