Berean Standard Bible
1 Kings 16:8
8In 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 16:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.
- New International Version (NIV)In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha began to reign over Israel in Tirzah, and he reigned two years.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha became king over Israel, and reigned two years in Tirzah.
Context of 1 Kings 16:8
6And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place. 7Moreover, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands and becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and also because Baasha had struck down the house of Jeroboam. 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. 9However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him. 10So in the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place.
Read all of 1 Kings 161 Kings 16:8 word by word
בִּשְׁנַ֨ת עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָשֵׁשׁ֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לְאָסָ֖א מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ אֵלָ֨ה בֶן־בַּעְשָׁ֧א עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּתִרְצָ֖ה שְׁנָתָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
- In the twenty-sixthעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
- In the twenty-sixthשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
- yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- of Asa’sאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
- reignמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- over Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- Elahאֵלָה'êlâh · ElahH425
- sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Baashaבַּעְשָׁאba‛shâ' · BaashaH1201
- became kingמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
- ofעַל‛al · uponH5921
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- and he reigned in Tirzahתִּרְצָהtirtsâh · TirzahH8656
Commentaries on 1 Kings 16:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Two years - i. e., More than one year, or, at any rate, some portion of two distinct years (compare 1 Kings 16:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. began Elah the son of Baasha to reign--(compare 1Ki 15:33). From this it will appear that Baasha died in the twenty-third year of his reign (see on 1Ki 15:2), and Elah, who was a prince of dissolute habits, reigned not fully two years. 1Ki 16:9-22. Zimri's Conspiracy.Read the comment
Topics related to 1 Kings 16:8
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on 1 Kings 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
Berean Standard Bible — © Berean Bible — CC0 / Public Domain
Commentaries