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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When Baasha died, he was buried in Tirzah. Then his son Elah became the next king.

Context of 1 Kings 16:6

4Dogs will eat those belonging to Baasha who die in the city, and birds will feed on those who die in the country.” 5As for the other events of Baasha’s reign, what he did and his achievements, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel? Baasha rested with his ancestors and was buried in Tirzah. And Elah his son succeeded him as king. 7Moreover, the word of the Lord came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani to Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the eyes of the Lord, arousing his anger by the things he did, becoming like the house of Jeroboam—and also because he destroyed it. 8In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah 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 14:20He reigned for twenty-two years and then rested with his ancestors. And Nadab his son succeeded him as king.
• 1 Kings 15:25Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.
• 1 Kings 14:17Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and left and went to Tirzah. As soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.
• 1 Kings 15:21When Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
• 1 Kings 16:8In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah 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