⁶ Baasha rested with his ancestors and was buried in Tirzah.^(A) And Elah his son succeeded him as king.

¹⁷ Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and left and went to Tirzah.^(A) As soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.

²¹ When Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah^(A) and withdrew to Tirzah.^(B)

¹³ because 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.^(A)

¹⁴ As 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?

Elah King of Israel

⁸ In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years.

Nadab King of Israel

²⁵ Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.

²⁰ He reigned for twenty-two years and then rested with his ancestors. And Nadab his son succeeded him as king.