Baasha Reigns in Israel
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In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah became king over all Israel in Tirzah, and reigned twenty-four years.
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He did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in p the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin.
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Then the word of the LORD came to a Jehu the son of b Hanani, against c Baasha, saying:
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d "Inasmuch as I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, and e you have walked in the way of Jeroboam, and have made My people Israel sin, to provoke Me to anger with their sins,
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"surely I will f take away the posterity of Baasha and the posterity of his house, and I will make your house like g the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
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"The dogs shall eat h whoever belongs to Baasha and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the fields."
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Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, what he did, and his might, i are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
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So Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in j Tirzah. Then Elah his son reigned in his place.
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And also the word of the LORD came by the prophet k Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of 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 l he killed them.
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Cross References
1 Kings 13:33
After this event Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but again he made priests from every class of people for the high places; whoever wished, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.
1 Kings 14:16
"And He will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who sinned and who made Israel sin."
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Cross References
1 Kings 16:7
And also the word of the LORD came by the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of 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 them.
2 Chronicles 19:2
And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to King Jehoshaphat, "Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Therefore the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
2 Chronicles 20:34
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, indeed they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.
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Cross References
2 Chronicles 16:7 - 10
And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him: "Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on the LORD your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.
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Cross References
1 Kings 15:27
Then Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him. And Baasha killed him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, while Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
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Cross References
1 Samuel 2:8
He raises the poor from the dust And lifts the beggar from the ash heap, To set them among princes And make them inherit the throne of glory. "For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, And He has set the world upon them.
1 Kings 14:7
Go, tell Jeroboam, 'Thus says the LORD God of Israel: "Because I exalted you from among the people, and made you ruler over My people Israel.
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Cross References
1 Kings 12:25 - 33
Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, and dwelt there. Also he went out from there and built Penuel.
1 Kings 15:34
He did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin.
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Cross References
1 Kings 16:11
Then it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he was seated on his throne, that he killed all the household of Baasha; he did not leave him one male, neither of his relatives nor of his friends.
1 Kings 21:21
Behold, I will bring calamity on you. I will take away your posterity, and will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both bond and free.
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Cross References
1 Kings 14:10
Therefore behold! I will bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every male in Israel, bond and free; I will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as one takes away refuse until it is all gone.
1 Kings 15:29
And it was so, when he became king, that he killed all the house of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according to the word of the LORD which He had spoken by His servant Ahijah the Shilonite.
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Cross References
1 Kings 14:11
"The dogs shall eat whoever belongs to Jeroboam and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the field; for the LORD has spoken!"'
1 Kings 21:24
"The dogs shall eat whoever belongs to Ahab and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the field."
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Cross References
2 Chronicles 16:11
Note that the acts of Asa, first and last, are indeed written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
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Cross References
1 Kings 14:17
Then Jeroboam's wife arose and departed, and came to Tirzah. When she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.
1 Kings 15:21
Now it happened, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah, and remained in Tirzah.
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Cross References
1 Kings 16:1
Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani, against Baasha, saying:
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Cross References
1 Kings 15:27
Then Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him. And Baasha killed him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, while Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
1 Kings 15:29
And it was so, when he became king, that he killed all the house of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according to the word of the LORD which He had spoken by His servant Ahijah the Shilonite.
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