God’s Word Translation
1 Kings 16:6
6Baasha lay down in death with his ancestors and was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah succeeded him as king.
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
4Dogs will eat anyone from Baasha’s ⌞family⌟ who dies in the city. Birds will eat anyone from his ⌞family⌟ who dies in the country.” 5Isn’t everything else about Baasha—what he did and his heroic acts—written in the official records of the kings of Israel? Baasha lay down in death with his ancestors and was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah succeeded him as king. 7In addition, the Lord spoke his word to the prophet Jehu, Hanani’s son, against Baasha and his family because of all the things Baasha did which the Lord considered evil. Baasha’s actions, which made the Lord furious, were like ⌞the sin of⌟ Jeroboam’s family. The Lord was also furious because Baasha destroyed Jeroboam’s family. 8Elah, son of Baasha, began to rule Israel in Asa’s twenty-sixth year as Judah’s king. He ruled in Tirzah for two years.
Read all of 1 Kings 161 Kings 16:6 word by word
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב בַּעְשָׁא֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּתִרְצָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֵלָ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Kings 16:6
- 1 Kings 14:20Jeroboam ruled for 22 years. Then he lay down in death with his ancestors. His son Nadab succeeded him as king.
- 1 Kings 15:25Nadab, son of Jeroboam, began to rule Israel in Asa’s second year as king of Judah. He ruled for two years.
- 1 Kings 14:17Jeroboam’s wife got up, left, and went to Tirzah. When she walked across the threshold of her home, the boy died.
- 1 Kings 15:21When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying Ramah and lived in Tirzah.
- 1 Kings 16:8Elah, son of Baasha, began to rule Israel in Asa’s twenty-sixth year as Judah’s king. He ruled 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
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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
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