10 Then Zimri went in and struck him and put him to death in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and became king in his place. 11 It came about when he became king, as soon as he sat on his throne, that (A)he [a]killed all the household of Baasha; he did not leave [b]a single male, neither of his [c]relatives nor of his friends.

12 Thus Zimri destroyed all the household of Baasha, (B)according to the word of the Lord, which He spoke against Baasha through (C)Jehu the prophet,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 16:11 Lit smote
  2. 1 Kings 16:11 Lit him who urinates against the wall
  3. 1 Kings 16:11 Lit redeemers

10 Zimri came in, struck him down and killed him in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah. Then he succeeded him as king.(A)

11 As soon as he began to reign and was seated on the throne, he killed off Baasha’s whole family.(B) He did not spare a single male, whether relative or friend. 12 So Zimri destroyed the whole family of Baasha, in accordance with the word of the Lord spoken against Baasha through the prophet Jehu—

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