1耶和华吩咐哈拿尼的儿子耶户先知责备巴沙说： 2“我从尘土中提拔你，立你为我以色列子民的王，你却重蹈耶罗波安的覆辙，使我的子民陷入罪中，惹我发怒。 3所以我必除掉你和你全家，像除掉尼八的儿子耶罗波安家一样。 4你家人中，死在城中的必被狗吃，死在野外的必被鸟吃。”
5巴沙其他的事及其一切所作所为和成就都记在以色列的列王史上。 6巴沙与祖先同眠后葬在得撒，他儿子以拉继位。 7耶和华借哈拿尼的儿子耶户先知谴责巴沙和他全家，是因为他像耶罗波安家一样做耶和华视为恶的事，惹耶和华发怒，也因为他杀了耶罗波安全家。
以拉做以色列王
8犹大王亚撒执政第二十六年，巴沙的儿子以拉在得撒登基做以色列王，执政两年。 9以拉的一半战车由部下心利掌管。一天，心利趁以拉在得撒宫廷总管亚杂家中喝醉时， 10进去杀了他，篡了位。那一年是亚撒做犹大王第二十七年。
11心利一做王，就杀了巴沙全家，他亲友家的男子也无一幸免。 12巴沙惨遭灭门之祸，正应验了耶和华借耶户先知谴责他的话。 13这是因为巴沙和以拉父子二人作恶多端，祭拜假神，使以色列人陷入罪中，惹以色列的上帝耶和华发怒。 14以拉其他的事及其一切所作所为都记在以色列的列王史上。
心利做以色列王
15亚撒做犹大王第二十七年，心利开始在得撒做王，执政仅七天。那时以色列军正在攻打非利士的基比顿城。 16他们听说心利谋反弑君，就在当天拥立军中元帅暗利做以色列王。 17暗利率领以色列军离开基比顿，上去围攻得撒。 18心利见城被攻破，就走进王宫的城堡中放火烧宫，自焚而死。 19这是因为他犯罪，行耶和华视为恶的事，步耶罗波安后尘，使以色列人陷入罪中。 20心利其他的事及其谋反篡位的经过，都记在以色列的列王史上。
暗利做以色列王
21那时，以色列人分为两派，一派拥立基纳的儿子提比尼做王，另一派支持暗利。 22两派相争，暗利一派占了上风，提比尼死后，暗利做了王。
23在亚撒做犹大王第三十一年，暗利登基做以色列王，执政共十二年，其中六年在得撒。 24暗利用了六十八公斤银子向撒玛买了撒玛利亚山，在上面建了一座城，按原来主人撒玛的名字称之为撒玛利亚。 25暗利做耶和华视为恶的事，比以前的诸王更坏。 26他步尼八的儿子耶罗波安的后尘，使以色列人陷入罪中，祭拜假神，惹以色列的上帝耶和华发怒。 27暗利其他的事及其一切所作所为都记在以色列的列王史上。 28暗利与祖先同眠后葬在撒玛利亚，他儿子亚哈继位。
亚哈做以色列王
29亚撒做犹大王第三十八年，暗利的儿子亚哈登基做以色列王，他在撒玛利亚执政二十二年。 30暗利的儿子亚哈做耶和华视为恶的事，比以前的诸王更坏。 31他不但步尼八的儿子耶罗波安的后尘，还娶了西顿王叶巴力的女儿耶洗别为妻，供奉、祭拜巴力。 32他在撒玛利亚为巴力建庙，在庙里为巴力设立祭坛。 33他还造了亚舍拉神像，所作所为比先前诸王更惹以色列的上帝耶和华发怒。 34亚哈执政期间，伯特利人希伊勒重建耶利哥城。他立地基的时候，长子亚比兰死了；安城门的时候，幼子西割死了。这应验了耶和华借嫩的儿子约书亚说的话。
1The Lord’s message about Baasha came to Jehu, the son of Hanani. Here is what the Lord said about Baasha. 2“I lifted you up from the dust. I appointed you king over my people Israel. But you lived the way Jeroboam had lived. You also caused my people Israel to sin. And their sins made me very angry. 3So I am about to destroy you, Baasha, and your royal house. I will make your house like the royal house of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat. 4Some of the people who belong to you will die in the city. Dogs will eat them up. Others will die in the country. The birds will eat them.”
5The other events of Baasha’s rule are written down. What he did and what he accomplished are written in the official records of the kings of Israel. 6Baasha joined the members of his family who had already died. He was buried in Tirzah. Baasha’s son Elah became the next king after him.
7The Lord’s message came through the prophet Jehu, the son of Hanani. It was against Baasha and his royal house. Baasha had done all kinds of evil things in the sight of the Lord. Baasha had also destroyed the royal house of Jeroboam. What Baasha did had made the Lord very angry. So Baasha had become as sinful as the royal house of Jeroboam had been.
Elah King of Israel
8Elah became king of Israel. It was in the 26th year that Asa was king of Judah. Elah ruled in Tirzah for two years. He was the son of Baasha.
9Zimri was one of Elah’s officials. He commanded half of Elah’s chariot drivers. He made plans against Elah. Elah was in Tirzah at the time. He was getting drunk in the home of Arza. Arza was in charge of the palace at Tirzah. 10Zimri came in. He struck Elah down and killed him. It was in the 27th year of Asa, the king of Judah. Zimri became the next king after Elah.
11As soon as Zimri was seated on the throne as king, he killed off Baasha’s whole family. He didn’t even spare one male. It didn’t matter whether it was a relative or a friend. 12So Zimri destroyed the whole family of Baasha. That’s what the Lord had said would happen. He had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet. 13Baasha and his son Elah had committed all kinds of sin. They had also caused Israel to commit the same sins. So Israel made the Lord very angry. They did it by worshiping worthless statues of gods. The Lord is the God of Israel.
14The other events of Elah’s rule are written down. Everything he did is written in the official records of the kings of Israel.
Zimri King of Israel
15Zimri ruled in Tirzah for seven days. It was in the 27th year that Asa was king of Judah. The army of Israel had set up camp near Gibbethon. It was a Philistine town. 16The Israelites in the camp heard that Zimri had made plans against King Elah. They also heard that Zimri had murdered him. So they announced that Omri was king over Israel. He was the commander of the army. They made him king that day in the camp. 17Then Omri and all his men pulled back from Gibbethon. They marched to Tirzah and surrounded it. They attacked it and captured it. 18Zimri saw that they had taken over the city. So he went into the safest place in the royal palace. He set the palace on fire all around him. He died there 19because of the sins he had committed. He had done what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He had lived the way Jeroboam had lived. He had committed the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.
20The other events of Zimri’s rule are written down. The way he turned against King Elah and killed him is written down. All these things are written in the official records of the kings of Israel.
Omri King of Israel
21The Israelites divided up into two groups. Half of them wanted Tibni to be king. He was the son of Ginath. The other half wanted Omri. 22But Omri’s followers were stronger than those of Tibni, the son of Ginath. So Tibni died. And Omri began to rule.
23Omri became king of Israel. It was in the 31st year that Asa was king of Judah. Omri ruled for 12 years. He ruled in Tirzah for six of those years. 24He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer. He weighed out 150 pounds of silver for it. Then he built a city on the hill. He called it Samaria. He named it after Shemer. Shemer had owned the hill before him.
25But Omri did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He sinned more than all the kings who had ruled before him. 26He lived the way Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, had lived. He committed the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit. Israel made the Lord very angry. They did it by worshiping worthless statues of gods. The Lord is the God of Israel.
27The other events of Omri’s rule are written down. Everything he did and the things he accomplished are written in the official records of the kings of Israel. 28Omri joined the members of his family who had already died. He was buried in Samaria. Omri’s son Ahab became the next king after him.
Ahab King of Israel
29Ahab became king of Israel. It was in the 38th year that Asa was king of Judah. Ahab ruled over Israel in Samaria for 22 years. He was the son of Omri. 30Ahab, the son of Omri, did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He did more evil things than any of the kings who had ruled before him. 31He thought it was only a small thing to commit the sins Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, had committed. Ahab also married Jezebel. She was Ethbaal’s daughter. Ethbaal was king of the people of Sidon. Ahab began to serve the god named Baal and worship him. 32He set up an altar to honor Baal. He set it up in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria. 33Ahab also made a pole used to worship the female god named Asherah. He made the Lord very angry. Ahab did more to make him angry than all the kings of Israel had done before him. The Lord is the God of Israel.
34In Ahab’s time, Hiel from Bethel rebuilt Jericho. When he laid its foundations, it cost him the life of his oldest son Abiram. When he set up its gates, it cost him the life of his youngest son Segub. That’s what the Lord had said would happen. He had spoken it through Joshua, the son of Nun.
