So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place.
And Baasha lieth with his fathers, and is buried in Tirzah, and Elah his son reigneth in his stead.
And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 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.
- 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