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.
1Ito ang mensahe ng Panginoon laban kay Baasha na sinabi niya sa pamamagitan ni Jehu na anak ni Hanani: 2“Pinabangon kita mula sa lupa, at ginawang pinuno ng mga mamamayan kong Israelita. Pero sinunod mo ang pamumuhay ni Jeroboam at ikaw ang naging dahilan ng pagkakasala ng aking mga mamamayan, at ginalit mo ako dahil sa kanilang mga kasalanan. 3Kaya lilipulin kita at ang iyong pamilya katulad ng ginawa ko sa pamilya ni Jeroboam na anak ni Nebat. 4Ang mga kabilang sa pamilya mo na mamamatay sa lungsod ay kakainin ng mga aso, at ang mamamatay sa bukid ay kakainin ng mga ibon.”
5Ang iba pang salaysay tungkol sa paghahari ni Baasha, at ang mga ginawa niya at pagtatagumpay ay nakasulat sa Aklat ng Kasaysayan ng mga hari ng Israel. 6Nang mamatay si Baasha, inilibing siya sa Tirza. At ang anak niyang si Elah ang pumalit sa kanya bilang hari.
7Ang mensaheng iyon ng Panginoon laban kay Baasha at sa pamilya niya ay sinabi ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ng propetang si Jehu na anak ni Hanani. Sinabi iyon ng Panginoon dahil sa lahat ng masasamang ginawa nito sa paningin ng Panginoon. Ginalit niya ang Panginoon dahil sa mga ginawa niya na katulad ng ginawa ng pamilya ni Jeroboam, at dahil sa kanyang pagpatay sa buong pamilya ni Jeroboam.
Ang Paghahari ni Elah sa Israel
8Naging hari ng Israel si Elah na anak ni Baasha noong ika-26 na taon ng paghahari ni Asa sa Juda. Sa Tirza siya tumira, at naghari siya sa loob ng dalawang taon.
9Si Zimri, na isa sa mga opisyal niya at kumander ng kalahati ng kanyang mga mangangarwahe ay nagbalak ng masama laban sa kanya. Isang araw, naglasing si Elah sa Tirza, sa bahay ni Arsa na siyang tagapamahala ng palasyo roon. 10Pumasok si Zimri sa bahay at pinatay niya si Ela. Nangyari ito noong ika-27 taon ng paghahari ni Asa sa Juda. At si Zimri ang pumalit kay Elah bilang hari.
11Nang magsimulang maghari si Zimri, pinagpapatay niya ang buong pamilya ni Baasha. Wala siyang itinirang lalaki, kahit sa mga kamag-anak at mga kaibigan ni Baasha. 12Pinatay ni Zimri ang buong pamilya ni Baasha ayon sa sinabi ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ng propetang si Jehu. 13Sapagkat ginalit ni Baasha at ng anak niyang si Elah ang Panginoon, ang Dios ng Israel, dahil sa mga kasalanang ginawa nila na naging dahilan ng pagkakasala ng mga Israelita sa pamamagitan ng pagsamba sa walang kwentang mga dios-diosan.
14Ang iba pang salaysay tungkol sa paghahari ni Elah, at ang lahat ng ginawa niya ay nakasulat sa Aklat ng Kasaysayan ng mga hari ng Israel.
Ang Paghahari ni Zimri sa Israel
15Naging hari ng Israel si Zimri noong ika-27 taon ng paghahari ni Asa sa Juda. Doon siya tumira sa Tirza, pero pitong araw lang ang itinagal ng paghahari niya. Habang nagkakampo ang mga sundalo ng Israel malapit sa Gibeton na isang bayan ng mga Filisteo, 16nabalitaan nila na pinatay ni Zimri ang hari. Kaya nang araw ding iyon sa kampo, ginawa nilang hari ng Israel si Omri. Si Omri ang kumander ng mga sundalo ng Israel.
17Umalis agad sa Gibeton si Omri at ang mga lahat ng kasama niyang mga Israelita, at sinalakay nila ang Tirza. 18Nang makita ni Zimri na naaagaw na ang lungsod, pumunta siya sa tore ng palasyo at sinunog ang paligid nito, kaya namatay siya. 19Nangyari ito dahil sa mga kasalanang ginawa niya. Masama ang ginawa niya sa paningin ng Panginoon, at sumunod siya sa pamumuhay ni Jeroboam at sa kasalanan na ginawa nito, na naging dahilan ng pagkakasala ng mga Israelita.
20Ang iba pang salaysay tungkol sa paghahari ni Zimri at ang tungkol sa pagrerebelde niya ay nakasulat sa Aklat ng Kasaysayan ng mga hari ng Israel.
Ang Paghahari ni Omri sa Israel
21Nahati ang mga mamamayan ng Israel sa dalawang grupo. Ang isang grupo ay gustong maging hari si Tibni na anak ni Ginat, at ang isang grupo naman ay gusto si Omri. 22Pero mas malakas ang mga pumapanig kay Omri kaysa sa mga pumapanig kay Tibni na anak ni Ginat. Napatay si Tibni, at si Omri ang naging hari.
23Sumunod na naghari si Omri sa Israel noong ika-31 taon ng paghahari ni Asa sa Juda. Naghari siya sa loob ng 12 taon; ang anim na taon nito ay doon sa Tirza. 24Binili niya kay Shemer ang bundok ng Samaria ng 70 kilong pilak, at pinatayuan niya ito ng lungsod. Pagkatapos, pinangalanan niya itong lungsod ng Samaria, mula sa pangalan ni Shemer na siyang dating nagmamay-ari ng bundok.
25Masama ang ginawa ni Omri sa paningin ng Panginoon, at nagkasala siya ng higit pa sa mga hari na nauna sa kanya. 26Sumunod siya sa pamumuhay ni Jeroboam na anak ni Nebat at sa kasalanan na ginawa nito, na naging dahilan ng pagkakasala ng mga Israelita, sa pamamagitan ng pagsamba sa mga walang kwentang mga dios-diosan. Kaya ginalit nila ang Panginoon, ang Dios ng Israel.
27Ang iba pang salaysay tungkol sa paghahari ni Omri, at ang mga ginawa niya at pagtatagumpay ay nakasulat sa Aklat ng Kasaysayan ng mga hari ng Israel. 28Nang mamatay si Omri, inilibing siya sa Samaria. At ang anak niyang si Ahab ang pumalit sa kanya bilang hari.
Ang Paghahari ni Ahab sa Israel
29Naging hari ng Israel si Ahab na anak ni Omri noong ika-38 taon ng paghahari ni Asa sa Juda. Sa Samaria siya tumira, at naghari siya sa loob ng 22 taon. 30Masama ang ginawa niya sa paningin ng Panginoon, higit pa sa ginawa ng mga haring nauna sa kanya. 31Kulang pa sa kanya ang pagsunod sa mga kasalanang ginawa ni Jeroboam, kinuha pa niyang maging asawa si Jezebel na anak ni Haring Etbaal ng mga Sidoneo. At mula noon, naglingkod siya at sumamba sa dios-diosang si Baal. 32Nagpatayo siya ng templo at altar para kay Baal doon sa Samaria. 33Nagpagawa rin siya ng posteng simbolo ng diosang si Ashera. Ginalit niya ang Panginoon, ang Dios ng Israel, higit pa sa ginawa ng mga hari ng Israel na nauna sa kanya.
34Nang panahon ng paghahari ni Ahab, muling ipinatayo ni Hiel na taga-Betel ang Jerico. Habang ipinapatayo niya ang mga pundasyon nito, namatay ang panganay niyang anak na si Abiram. At habang ipinapagawa naman niya ang mga pintuan nito, namatay ang bunso niyang anak na si Segub. Nangyari ang lahat ng ito ayon sa sinabi ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ni Josue na anak ni Nun.16:34 Tingnan sa Josue 6:26.
