10 Then Zimri came in and struck him and put him to death in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and he became king in his place. 11 And when he became king, as soon as he sat on his throne, (A)he [a]killed all the household of Baasha; he did not leave [b]a single male alive, either of his [c]relatives or of his friends.

12 So Zimri eliminated all the household of Baasha, (B)in accordance with 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 struck
  2. 1 Kings 16:11 Lit him who urinates against the wall
  3. 1 Kings 16:11 Lit blood avengers

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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