1耶和華吩咐哈拿尼的兒子耶戶先知責備巴沙說： 2「我從塵土中提拔你，立你為我以色列子民的王，你卻重蹈耶羅波安的覆轍，使我的子民陷入罪中，惹我發怒。 3所以我必除掉你和你全家，像除掉尼八的兒子耶羅波安家一樣。 4你家人中，死在城中的必被狗吃，死在野外的必被鳥吃。」
5巴沙其他的事及其一切所作所為和成就都記在以色列的列王史上。 6巴沙與祖先同眠後葬在得撒，他兒子以拉繼位。 7耶和華藉哈拿尼的兒子耶戶先知譴責巴沙和他全家，是因為他像耶羅波安家一樣做耶和華視為惡的事，惹耶和華發怒，也因為他殺了耶羅波安全家。
以拉做以色列王
8猶大王亞撒執政第二十六年，巴沙的兒子以拉在得撒登基做以色列王，執政兩年。 9以拉的一半戰車由部下心利掌管。一天，心利趁以拉在得撒宮廷總管亞雜家中喝醉時， 10進去殺了他，篡了位。那一年是亞撒做猶大王第二十七年。
11心利一做王，就殺了巴沙全家，他親友家的男子也無一倖免。 12巴沙慘遭滅門之禍，正應驗了耶和華藉耶戶先知譴責他的話。 13這是因為巴沙和以拉父子二人作惡多端，祭拜假神，使以色列人陷入罪中，惹以色列的上帝耶和華發怒。 14以拉其他的事及其一切所作所為都記在以色列的列王史上。
心利做以色列王
15亞撒做猶大王第二十七年，心利開始在得撒做王，執政僅七天。那時以色列軍正在攻打非利士的基比頓城。 16他們聽說心利謀反弑君，就在當天擁立軍中元帥暗利做以色列王。 17暗利率領以色列軍離開基比頓，上去圍攻得撒。 18心利見城被攻破，就走進王宮的城堡中放火燒宮，自焚而死。 19這是因為他犯罪，行耶和華視為惡的事，步耶羅波安後塵，使以色列人陷入罪中。 20心利其他的事及其謀反篡位的經過，都記在以色列的列王史上。
暗利做以色列王
21那時，以色列人分為兩派，一派擁立基納的兒子提比尼做王，另一派支持暗利。 22兩派相爭，暗利一派佔了上風，提比尼死後，暗利做了王。
23在亞撒做猶大王第三十一年，暗利登基做以色列王，執政共十二年，其中六年在得撒。 24暗利用了六十八公斤銀子向撒瑪買了撒瑪利亞山，在上面建了一座城，按原來主人撒瑪的名字稱之為撒瑪利亞。 25暗利做耶和華視為惡的事，比以前的諸王更壞。 26他步尼八的兒子耶羅波安的後塵，使以色列人陷入罪中，祭拜假神，惹以色列的上帝耶和華發怒。 27暗利其他的事及其一切所作所為都記在以色列的列王史上。 28暗利與祖先同眠後葬在撒瑪利亞，他兒子亞哈繼位。
亞哈做以色列王
29亞撒做猶大王第三十八年，暗利的兒子亞哈登基做以色列王，他在撒瑪利亞執政二十二年。 30暗利的兒子亞哈做耶和華視為惡的事，比以前的諸王更壞。 31他不但步尼八的兒子耶羅波安的後塵，還娶了西頓王葉巴力的女兒耶洗別為妻，供奉、祭拜巴力。 32他在撒瑪利亞為巴力建廟，在廟裡為巴力設立祭壇。 33他還造了亞舍拉神像，所作所為比先前諸王更惹以色列的上帝耶和華發怒。 34亞哈執政期間，伯特利人希伊勒重建耶利哥城。他立地基的時候，長子亞比蘭死了；安城門的時候，幼子西割死了。這應驗了耶和華藉嫩的兒子約書亞說的話。
1Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu son of Hanani concerning Baasha: 2‘I lifted you up from the dust and appointed you ruler over my people Israel, but you followed the ways of Jeroboam and caused my people Israel to sin and to arouse my anger by their sins. 3So I am about to wipe out Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat. 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? 6Baasha 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.
Elah king of Israel
8In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah for two years.
9Zimri, one of his officials, who had command of half his chariots, plotted against him. Elah was in Tirzah at the time, getting drunk in the home of Arza, the palace administrator at Tirzah. 10Zimri came in, struck him down and killed him in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah. Then he succeeded him as king.
11As soon as he began to reign and was seated on the throne, he killed off Baasha’s whole family. He did not spare a single male, whether relative or friend. 12So Zimri destroyed the whole family of Baasha, in accordance with the word of the Lord spoken against Baasha through the prophet Jehu – 13because of all the sins Baasha and his son Elah had committed and had caused Israel to commit, so that they aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, by their worthless idols.
14As for the other events of Elah’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?
Zimri king of Israel
15In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. The army was encamped near Gibbethon, a Philistine town. 16When the Israelites in the camp heard that Zimri had plotted against the king and murdered him, they proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that very day there in the camp. 17Then Omri and all the Israelites with him withdrew from Gibbethon and laid siege to Tirzah. 18When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the royal palace and set the palace on fire around him. So he died, 19because of the sins he had committed, doing evil in the eyes of the Lord and following the ways of Jeroboam and committing the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.
20As for the other events of Zimri’s reign, and the rebellion he carried out, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?
Omri king of Israel
21Then the people of Israel were split into two factions; half supported Tibni son of Ginath for king, and the other half supported Omri. 22But Omri’s followers proved stronger than those of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king.
23In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned for twelve years, six of them in Tirzah. 24He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents16:24 That is, about 68 kilograms of silver and built a city on the hill, calling it Samaria, after Shemer, the name of the former owner of the hill.
25But Omri did evil in the eyes of the Lord and sinned more than all those before him. 26He followed completely the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat, committing the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit, so that they aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, by their worthless idols.
27As for the other events of Omri’s reign, what he did and the things he achieved, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel? 28Omri rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria. And Ahab his son succeeded him as king.
Ahab becomes king of Israel
29In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria over Israel for twenty-two years. 30Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of those before him. 31He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him. 32He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria. 33Ahab also made an Asherah pole and did more to arouse the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, than did all the kings of Israel before him.
34In Ahab’s time, Hiel of Bethel rebuilt Jericho. He laid its foundations at the cost of his firstborn son Abiram, and he set up its gates at the cost of his youngest son Segub, in accordance with the word of the Lord spoken by Joshua son of Nun.
