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32 There was always a war between the armies of King Asa and King Nadab.

Baasha, king of Israel

33 In the third year that Asa was king of Judah, Ahijah's son Baasha became the king of all Israel. He was living in Tirzah. Baasha ruled as king for 24 years.[a] 34 Baasha did things that the Lord said were evil. He did the same sins that Jeroboam had done. He also caused the Israelites to do those bad things.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:33 Tirzah was a beautiful place. See Song of Songs 6:4. Perhaps that is why Israel's kings lived there instead of in Shechem.