16 Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu^(A) son of Hanani^(B) concerning Baasha:

³⁴ The other events of Jehoshaphat’s reign, from beginning to end, are written in the annals of Jehu^(A) son of Hanani, which are recorded in the book of the kings of Israel.

² Jehu^(A) the seer, the son of Hanani, went out to meet him and said to the king, “Should you help the wicked^(B) and love^[a] those who hate the Lord?^(C) Because of this, the wrath^(D) of the Lord is on you.

⁷ Moreover, the word of the Lord came^(A) through the prophet Jehu^(B) 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.

⁷ At that time Hanani^(A) the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him: “Because you relied^(B) on the king of Aram and not on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand. ⁸ Were not the Cushites^[a](C) and Libyans a mighty army with great numbers^(D) of chariots and horsemen^[b]? Yet when you relied on the Lord, he delivered^(E) them into your hand. ⁹ For the eyes^(F) of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish^(G) thing, and from now on you will be at war.^(H)”

¹⁰ Asa was angry with the seer because of this; he was so enraged that he put him in prison.^(I) At the same time Asa brutally oppressed some of the people.

Baasha King of Israel

³³ In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel in Tirzah,^(A) and he reigned twenty-four years.