1 Kings 16:6

And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place.

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KJV

So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.

ASV

And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.

YLT

And Baasha lieth with his fathers, and is buried in Tirzah, and Elah his son reigneth in his stead.

DBT

And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.

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So Baasha slept with his fathers,.... Or died, not a violent, but natural, death: and was buried in Tirzah; where was the royal palace of the kings of Israel: and Elah his son reigned in his stead; yet but a short time.

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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1 Kings 14:17
Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and departed for Tirzah, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.
1 Kings 15:21
When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
1 Kings 14:20
And the length of Jeroboam’s reign was twenty-two years, and he rested with his fathers, and his son Nadab reigned in his place.
1 Kings 15:25
In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years.
1 Kings 16:8
In the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years.
1 Kings 16:13–14
This happened because of all the sins Baasha and his son Elah had committed and had caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.
1 Kings 11:43
And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
Psalms 49:19
he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.

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About this book

The Judgment of Solomon — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
Date: Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile

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1 Kings 14:17
Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and departed for Tirzah, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.
leads to
- Song of Solomon 6:4
  You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as troops with banners.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Kings 15:33
  In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah twenty-four years.
- 1 Kings 16:23
  In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.
- 1 Kings 16:15
  In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,
- 1 Kings 15:21
  When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
Through
1 Kings 15:21
When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
leads to
- 1 Kings 14:17
  Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and departed for Tirzah, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.
- 1 Kings 16:15–18
  In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,
Through
1 Kings 15:25
In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years.
leads to
- 1 Kings 14:20
  And the length of Jeroboam’s reign was twenty-two years, and he rested with his fathers, and his son Nadab reigned in his place.

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