1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
1 Kings 16
1 Jehu's prophecy against Baasha. 6 Elah succeedeth him. 8 Zimri conspiring against Elah succeedeth him. 11 Zimri executeth Jehu's prophecy. 15 Omri, made king by the soldiers, forceth Zimri desperately to burn himself. 21 The kingdom being divided, Omri prevaileth against Tibni. 23 Omri buildeth Samaria. 25 His wicked reign. 27 Ahab succeedeth him. 29 Ahab's most wicked reign. 34 Joshua's curse upon Hiel the builder of Jericho.
16:1
Now the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 to Jehu 3058 the son 1121 of Hanani 2607 against 5921 Baasha 1201, saying 559,
16:2
“Inasmuch 3282 834 as I exalted 7311 you from the dust 6083 and made 5414 you leader 5057 over 5921 My people 5971a Israel 3478, and you have walked 1980 in the way 1870 of Jeroboam 3379 and have made My people 5971a Israel 3478 sin 2398, provoking 3707 Me to anger 3707 with their sins 2403b,
16:3
behold 2009, I will consume 1197a Baasha 1201 and his house 1004, and I will make 5414 your house 1004 like the house 1004 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028.
16:4
“Anyone of Baasha 1201 who dies 4191 in the city 5892b the dogs 3611 will eat 398, and anyone of his who dies 4191 in the field 7704 the birds 5775 of the heavens 8064 will eat 398.”
16:5
¶ Now the rest 3499a of the acts 1697 of Baasha 1201 and what 834 he did 6213a and his might 1369, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles 1697 3117 of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478?
16:6
And Baasha 1201 slept 7901 with his fathers 1 and was buried 6912 in Tirzah 8656, and Elah 425 his son 1121 became 4427a king 4427a in his place 8478.
16:7
Moreover 1571, the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 through 3027 the prophet 5030 Jehu 3058 the son 1121 of Hanani 2607 also 1571 came 1961 against 413 Baasha 1201 and his household 1004, both because 5921 of all 3605 the evil 7463a which 834 he did 6213a in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, provoking 3707 Him to anger 3707 with the work 4639 of his hands 3027, in being 1961 like the house 1004 of Jeroboam 3379, and because 5921 834 he struck 5221 it.
16:8
¶ In the twenty-sixth 6242 8337a year 8141 of Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah 3063, Elah 425 the son 1121 of Baasha 1201 became 4427a king 4427a over 5921 Israel 3478 at Tirzah 8656, [and reigned] two years 8141.
16:9
His servant 5650 Zimri 2174a, commander 8269 of half 4276 his chariots 7393, conspired 7194 against 5921 him. Now he [was] at Tirzah 8656 drinking 8354 himself drunk 7910 in the house 1004 of Arza 777, who 834 [was] over 5921 the household 1004 at Tirzah 8656.
16:10
Then Zimri 2174a went 935 in and struck 5221 him and put 4191 him to death 4191 in the twenty-seventh 6242 7651 year 8141 of Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah 3063, and became 4427a king 4427a in his place 8478.
16:11
It came 1961 about when he became 4427a king 4427a, as soon as he sat 3427 on his throne 3678, that he killed 5221 all 3605 the household 1004 of Baasha 1201; he did not leave 7604 a single male 8366 7023, neither of his relatives 1350 nor of his friends 7453.
16:12
¶ Thus Zimri 2174a destroyed 8045 all 3605 the household 1004 of Baasha 1201, according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, which 834 He spoke 1696 against 413 Baasha 1201 through 3027 Jehu 3058 the prophet 5030,
16:13
for all 3605 the sins 2403b of Baasha 1201 and the sins 2403b of Elah 425 his son 1121, which 834 they sinned 2398 and which 834 they made Israel 3478 sin 2398, provoking 3707 the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478 to anger 3707 with their idols 1892.
16:14
Now the rest 3499a of the acts 1697 of Elah 425 and all 3605 that he did 6213a, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles 1697 3117 of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478?
16:15
¶ In the twenty-seventh 6242 7651 year 8141 of Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah 3063, Zimri 2174a reigned 4427a seven 7651 days 3117 at Tirzah 8656. Now the people 5971a were camped 2583 against 5921 Gibbethon 1405, which 834 belonged to the Philistines 6430.
16:16
The people 5971a who were camped 2583 heard 8085 it said 559, “Zimri 2174a has conspired 7194 and has also 1571 struck 5221 down 5221 the king 4428.” Therefore all 3605 Israel 3478 made 4427a Omri 6018, the commander 8269 of the army 6635, king 4427a over 5921 Israel 3478 that day 3117 in the camp 4264.
16:17
Then Omri 6018 and all 3605 Israel 3478 with him went 5927 up from Gibbethon 1405 and besieged 6696a 5921 Tirzah 8656.
16:18
When Zimri 2174a saw 7200 that the city 5892b was taken 3920, he went 935 into the citadel 759 of the king’s 4428 house 1004 and burned 8313 the king’s 4428 house 1004 over 5921 him with fire 784, and died 4191,
16:19
because 5921 of his sins 2403b which 834 he sinned 2398, doing 6213a evil 7451a in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, walking 1980 in the way 1870 of Jeroboam 3379, and in his sin 2403b which 834 he did 6213a, making Israel 3478 sin 2398.
16:20
Now the rest 3499a of the acts 1697 of Zimri 2174a and his conspiracy 7195 which 834 he carried 7194 out, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles 1697 3117 of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478?
16:21
¶ Then 227 the people 5971a of Israel 3478 were divided 2505a into two 2677 parts 2677: half 2677 of the people 5971a followed 1961 310 Tibni 8402 the son 1121 of Ginath 1527, to make 4427a him king 4427a; the [other] half 2677 followed 310 Omri 6018.
16:22
But the people 5971a who 834 followed 310 Omri 6018 prevailed 2388 over 2388 the people 5971a who 834 followed 310 Tibni 8402 the son 1121 of Ginath 1527. And Tibni 8402 died 4191 and Omri 6018 became 4427a king 4427a.
16:23
In the thirty-first 7970 259 year 8141 of Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah 3063, Omri 6018 became 4427a king 4427a over 5921 Israel 3478 [and reigned] twelve 8147 6240 years 8141; he reigned 4427a six 8337a years 8141 at Tirzah 8656.
16:24
He bought 7069 the hill 2022 Samaria 8111 from Shemer 8106 for two talents 3603 of silver 3701; and he built 1129 on the hill 2022, and named 7121 8034 the city 5892b which 834 he built 1129 Samaria 8111, after 5921 the name 8034 of Shemer 8106, the owner 113 of the hill 2022.
16:25
¶ Omri 6018 did 6213a evil 7451a in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, and acted 7489a more 4480 wickedly 7489a than 4480 all 3605 who 834 [were] before 6440 him.
16:26
For he walked 1980 in all 3605 the way 1870 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028 and in his sins 2403b which 834 he made Israel 3478 sin 2398, provoking 3707 the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478 with their idols 1892.
16:27
Now the rest 3499a of the acts 1697 of Omri 6018 which 834 he did 6213a and his might 1369 which 834 he showed 6213a, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles 1697 3117 of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478?
16:28
So Omri 6018 slept 7901 with his fathers 1 and was buried 6912 in Samaria 8111; and Ahab 256 his son 1121 became 4427a king 4427a in his place 8478.
16:29
¶ Now Ahab 256 the son 1121 of Omri 6018 became 4427a king 4427a over 5921 Israel 3478 in the thirty-eighth 7970 8083 year 8141 of Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah 3063, and Ahab 256 the son 1121 of Omri 6018 reigned 4427a over 5921 Israel 3478 in Samaria 8111 twenty-two 6242 8147 years 8141.
16:30
Ahab 256 the son 1121 of Omri 6018 did 6213a evil 7451a in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068 more 4480 than 4480 all 3605 who 834 were before 6440 him.
16:31
¶ It came 1961 about, as though it had been a trivial 7043 thing 7043 for him to walk 1980 in the sins 2403b of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028, that he married 3947 802 Jezebel 348 the daughter 1323 of Ethbaal 856 king 4428 of the Sidonians 6722, and went 1980 to serve 5647 Baal 1168a and worshiped 7812 him.
16:32
So he erected 6965 an altar 4196 for Baal 1168a in the house 1004 of Baal 1168a which 834 he built 1129 in Samaria 8111.
16:33
Ahab 256 also made 6213a the Asherah 842. Thus Ahab 256 did 6213a more 3254 to provoke 3707 the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478 than 4480 all 3605 the kings 4428 of Israel 3478 who 834 were before 6440 him.
16:34
In his days 3117 Hiel 2419 the Bethelite 1017 built 1129 Jericho 3405; he laid 3245 its foundations 3245 with the [loss of] Abiram 48 his firstborn 1060, and set 5324 up its gates 1817 with the [loss of] his youngest 6810 son Segub 7687, according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, which 834 He spoke 1696 by Joshua 3091 the son 1121 of Nun 5126.
