1 Kings 16:6

1 Kings 16:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
• New International Version (NIV)Baasha rested with his ancestors and was buried in Tirzah. And Elah his son succeeded him as king.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Baasha slept with his fathers and was buried at Tirzah, and Elah his son reigned in his place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah. Then Elah his son reigned in his place.

Context of 1 Kings 16:6

4If people of your family die in the city, dogs will eat their bodies. If they die in the country, vultures will eat them.’ 5The other things that happened while Baasha was king are written in a book. The book is called ‘The history of Israel's kings’. It tells about all the things that Baasha did and about his power. Baasha died and they buried him in Tirzah. His son Elah became king after him. 7Hanani's son Jehu, the prophet, had received a message from the Lord about Baasha and his family. Baasha had done many things that the Lord said were evil, in the same way that Jeroboam had done. Baasha had even destroyed Jeroboam's whole family. These bad things made the Lord very angry. 8When Asa had been king of Judah for 26 years, Baasha's son Elah became king of Israel. He ruled as king in Tirzah for two years.

1 Kings 16:6 word by word

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב בַּעְשָׁא֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּתִרְצָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֵלָ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Baashaבַּעְשָׁאba‛shâ' · BaashaH1201
• sleptשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: be deadH7901
• with his fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• and was buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• in Tirzahתִּרְצָהtirtsâh · TirzahH8656
• and Elahאֵלָה'êlâh · ElahH425
• his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• reignedמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427

Cross-references for 1 Kings 16:6

• 1 Kings 14:20Jeroboam ruled as king for 22 years. Then he died and they buried him beside his ancestors. His son Nadab became king after him.
• 1 Kings 15:25When Asa had been king of Judah for two years, Jeroboam's son became king of Israel. Nadab ruled Israel as king for two years.
• 1 Kings 14:17Then Jeroboam's wife left Ahijah's house. She went back to Tirzah. When she walked through the door of her house, the boy died.
• 1 Kings 15:21When King Baasha heard this news, he stopped the work in Ramah. He left there and he went to live in Tirzah.
• 1 Kings 16:8When Asa had been king of Judah for 26 years, Baasha's son Elah became king of Israel. He ruled as king in Tirzah for two years.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 16:6

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7Jehu the prophet worked in both Israel and Judah. He wrote about events during Jehoshaphat's reign, which were included in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel (see 2 Chronicles 20:34).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-81Ki 16:1-8. Jehu's Prophecy against Baasha. 1. Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu--This is the only incident recorded in the life of this prophet. His father was also a prophet (2Ch 16:7).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 16:6

• Anger
• Baasha
• Elah
• Tirzah

In the dictionaries

• Baasha
• Tirzah
• Ahab
• Tirza
• Elah (2)
• Israel, History of
• Burial, Sepulchres

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