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.
1Amo ini ang mensahi sang Ginoo kontra kay Baasha nga iya ginhambal paagi kay Jehu nga anak ni Hanani: 2“Ginkuha ko ikaw sa manubo nga kahimtangan,16:2 Ginkuha… kahimtangan: sa literal, Ginpabangon ko ikaw sa duta. kag ginhimo nga pangulo sang akon katawhan nga mga Israelinhon. Pero ginsunod mo ang pagginawi ni Jeroboam kag ikaw ang nangin kabangdanan sang pagpakasala sang akon katawhan, kag ginpaakig mo ako tungod sa ila mga sala. 3Gani laglagon ko ikaw kag ang imo panimalay, pareho sa ginhimo ko sa panimalay ni Jeroboam nga anak ni Nebat. 4Ang mga miyembro sang imo panimalay nga magakalamatay sa banwa pagakaunon sang mga ido, kag ang magakalamatay sa uma pagakaunon sang mga pispis.”
5Ang iban pa nga estorya parte sa paghari ni Baasha, kag ang iya bantog nga mga binuhatan kag ang iban pa niya nga ginhimo, nasulat sa Libro sang Kasaysayan sang mga Hari sang Israel. 6Sang napatay si Baasha, ginlubong siya sa Tirza. Kag si Elah nga iya anak amo ang nagbulos sa iya bilang hari.
7Ato nga mensahi sang Ginoo kontra kay Baasha kag sa iya panimalay ginhambal sang Ginoo paagi kay Propeta Jehu nga anak ni Hanani. Ginhambal ato sang Ginoo tungod sa tanan nga malain nga ginhimo ni Baasha sa iya panulok. Ginpaakig ni Baasha ang Ginoo tungod sa iya mga ginhimo nga pareho sa ginhimo sang panimalay ni Jeroboam, kag tungod sa iya nga pagpamatay sa bug-os nga panimalay ni Jeroboam.
Ang Paghari ni Elah sa Israel
8Nangin hari sang Israel si Elah nga anak ni Baasha sang ika-26 nga tuig sang paghari ni Asa sa Juda. Sa Tirza nag-estar si Elah, kag naghari siya sa sulod sang duha ka tuig.
9Karon, si Zimri nga isa sa iya mga opisyal kag kumander sang katunga sang iya mga manugkarwahe, nagplano sing malain kontra sa iya. Isa ka adlaw, nagpahubog si Elah sa Tirza, didto sa balay ni Arza nga amo ang manugdumala sang palasyo sa Tirza. 10Nagsulod si Zimri sa balay kag ginpatay niya si Elah. Natabo ini sang ika-27 nga tuig sang paghari ni Asa sa Juda. Kag si Zimri ang nagbulos kay Elah bilang hari.
11Pag-umpisa gid ni Zimri nga maghari, ginpamatay niya ang bug-os nga pamilya ni Baasha. Wala gid siya sing may ginbilin nga lalaki bisan sa mga paryente kag mga abyan ni Baasha. 12Ginpamatay ni Zimri ang bug-os nga pamilya ni Baasha suno sa ginsiling sang Ginoo paagi kay Propeta Jehu. 13Kay ginpaakig ni Baasha kag sang iya anak nga si Elah ang Ginoo, ang Dios sang Israel, tungod sa mga sala nga ila ginhimo, nga nangin kabangdanan sang pagpakasala sang mga taga-Israel, paagi sa pagsimba sa mga dios-dios.
14Ang iban pa nga estorya parte sa paghari ni Elah, kag ang tanan nga iya ginhimo, nasulat sa Libro sang Kasaysayan sang mga Hari sang Israel.
Ang Paghari ni Zimri sa Israel
15Nangin hari sang Israel si Zimri sang ika-27 nga tuig sang paghari ni Asa sa Juda. Didto siya nag-estar sa Tirza, pero pito lang ka adlaw ang iya paghari. Kay sang nagakampo ang mga soldado sang Israel malapit sa Gibeton, nga isa ka banwa sang mga Filistinhon, 16nabalitaan nila nga ginpatay ni Zimri ang hari. Gani sadto mismo nga adlaw didto sa kampo, ginhimo nila si Omri nga hari sang Israel. Ining si Omri amo ang kumander sang mga soldado sang Israel.
17Naghalin dayon sa Gibeton si Omri kag ang iya mga kaupod nga mga taga-Israel, kag ginsalakay nila ang Tirza. 18Sang makita ni Zimri nga naagaw na ang banwa, nagsulod siya sa mabakod nga parte sang palasyo kag ginsunog ang palasyo, gani napatay siya. 19Natabo ini tungod sa mga sala nga iya ginhimo. Malain ang iya ginhimo sa panulok sang Ginoo, kag nagsunod siya sa pagginawi ni Jeroboam kag sa sala nga iya ginhimo, nga nangin kabangdanan sang pagpakasala sang mga taga-Israel.
20Ang iban pa nga estorya parte sa paghari ni Zimri, kag ang parte sa iya pagrebelde, nasulat sa Libro sang Kasaysayan sang mga Hari sang Israel.
Ang Paghari ni Omri sa Israel
21Natunga ang katawhan sang Israel sa duha ka grupo. Ang isa ka grupo gusto nga mangin hari si Tibni nga anak ni Ginat, kag ang isa naman iya ka grupo gusto si Omri. 22Pero mas mabakod ang mga nagaapin kay Omri sang sa mga nagaapin kay Tibni nga anak ni Ginat. Napatay si Tibni, kag si Omri ang nangin hari.
23Nangin hari sang Israel si Omri sang ika-31 nga tuig sang paghari ni Asa sa Juda. Naghari siya sa sulod sang dose ka tuig; ang anom sini ka tuig didto sa Tirza. 24Ginbakal niya kay Shemer ang bukid sang Samaria sing mga 70 ka kilo nga pilak, kag ginpatindugan niya ini sang siyudad. Dayon gin-ngalanan niya ini nga siyudad nga Samaria, nga halin sa ngalan ni Shemer nga amo anay ang tag-iya sang bukid.
25Malain ang ginhimo ni Omri sa panulok sang Ginoo, kag nagpakasala siya labaw pa sa mga hari nga nauna sa iya. 26Nagsunod siya sa pagginawi ni Jeroboam nga anak ni Nebat kag sa sala nga iya ginhimo, nga nangin kabangdanan sang pagpakasala sang mga taga-Israel. Ginpaakig nila ang Ginoo, ang Dios sang Israel, paagi sa pagsimba sa mga dios-dios.
27Ang iban pa nga estorya parte sa paghari ni Omri, kag ang iya bantog nga mga binuhatan kag ang iban pa niya nga ginhimo, nasulat sa Libro sang Kasaysayan sang mga Hari sang Israel. 28Sang napatay si Omri, ginlubong siya sa Samaria. Kag si Ahab nga iya anak amo ang nagbulos sa iya bilang hari.
Ang Paghari ni Ahab sa Israel
29Nangin hari sang Israel si Ahab nga anak ni Omri sang ika-38 nga tuig sang paghari ni Asa sa Juda. Sa Samaria nag-estar si Ahab, kag naghari siya sa sulod sang 22 ka tuig. 30Malain ang iya ginhimo sa panulok sang Ginoo, labaw pa sa ginhimo sang mga hari nga nauna sa iya. 31Indi pa siya kontento sa pagsunod sa mga sala nga ginhimo ni Jeroboam, kundi ginpangasawa pa niya si Jezebel nga anak ni Haring Etbaal sang Sidon, kag nag-alagad siya kag nagsimba sa dios-dios nga si Baal. 32Nagpatindog siya sang templo kag halaran para kay Baal didto sa Samaria. 33Nagpahimo man siya sang hulohaligi nga simbolo sang diosa nga si Ashera. Ginpaakig gid niya ang Ginoo, ang Dios sang Israel, labaw pa sa ginhimo sang mga hari sang Israel nga nauna sa iya.
34Sang tion sang paghari ni Ahab, ginpatindog liwat ni Hiel nga taga-Betel ang Jerico. Sang ginatukod niya ang mga pundasyon sini, napatay ang iya kamagulangan nga anak nga si Abiram. Kag sang ginapaobra na niya ang mga puwertahan sini, napatay ang iya kamanghuran nga anak nga si Segub. Natabo ini tanan suno sa ginsiling sang Ginoo paagi kay Josue nga anak ni Nun.16:34 Tan-awa sa Jos. 6:26.
