So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
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Interpretation
This chapter relates wholly to the kingdom of Israel, and the revolutions of that kingdom. God calls Israel his people still, though wretchedly corrupted.
Read with
This thought runs through 1 Kings 16:4-7.
Glossary
- Baasha Tribe
- Bravery, the third king of the separate kingdom of Israel, and founder of its second dynasty (1 Kings 15; 16; 2 Chr. 16:1-6 ). He was the son of Ahijah of the tribe of Issachar.
- Tirzah Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell el Farah.