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 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 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 twelve years, six of them in Tirzah. 24He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents16:24 That is, about 150 pounds or 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 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.
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首领，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巴沙其他的事迹和功业都记在《以色列列王史》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。心利却背叛他，趁他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心利一登基做王，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以拉其他的事及一切所为都记在《以色列列王史》上。
心利做以色列王
15犹大王亚撒执政第二十七年，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，步耶罗波安的后尘，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暗利一派强于提比尼一派。提比尼死后，暗利做了王。
23犹大王亚撒执政第三十一年，暗利登基做以色列王，执政共十二年，其中六年在得撒。 24暗利用了一千四百两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暗利其他的事及一切所为都记在《以色列列王史》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犹大王亚撒执政第三十八年，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。
