1.Könige 16 | New International Reader’s Version

1 The LORD’s message about Baasha came to Jehu, the son of Hanani. Here is what the LORD said about Baasha. 2 ‘I lifted you up from the dust. I appointed you king over my people Israel. But you lived the way Jeroboam had lived. You also caused my people Israel to sin. And their sins made me very angry. 3 So I am about to destroy you, Baasha, and your royal house. I will make your house like the royal house of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat. 4 Some of the people who belong to you will die in the city. Dogs will eat them up. Others will die in the country. The birds will eat them.’ 5 The other events of Baasha’s rule are written down. What he did and what he accomplished are written in the official records of the kings of Israel. 6 Baasha joined the members of his family who had already died. He was buried in Tirzah. Baasha’s son Elah became the next king after him. 7 The LORD’s message came through the prophet Jehu, the son of Hanani. It was against Baasha and his royal house. Baasha had done all kinds of evil things in the sight of the LORD. Baasha had also destroyed the royal house of Jeroboam. What Baasha did had made the LORD very angry. So Baasha had become as sinful as the royal house of Jeroboam had been.

Elah king of Israel

8 Elah became king of Israel. It was in the 26th year that Asa was king of Judah. Elah ruled in Tirzah for two years. He was the son of Baasha. 9 Zimri was one of Elah’s officials. He commanded half of Elah’s chariot drivers. He made plans against Elah. Elah was in Tirzah at the time. He was getting drunk in the home of Arza. Arza was in charge of the palace at Tirzah. 10 Zimri came in. He struck Elah down and killed him. It was in the 27th year of Asa, the king of Judah. Zimri became the next king after Elah. 11 As soon as Zimri was seated on the throne as king, he killed off Baasha’s whole family. He didn’t even spare one male. It didn’t matter whether it was a relative or a friend. 12 So Zimri destroyed the whole family of Baasha. That’s what the LORD had said would happen. He had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet. 13 Baasha and his son Elah had committed all kinds of sin. They had also caused Israel to commit the same sins. So Israel made the LORD very angry. They did it by worshipping worthless statues of gods. The LORD is the God of Israel. 14 The other events of Elah’s rule are written down. Everything he did is written in the official records of the kings of Israel.

Zimri king of Israel

15 Zimri ruled in Tirzah for seven days. It was in the 27th year that Asa was king of Judah. The army of Israel had set up camp near Gibbethon. It was a Philistine town. 16 The Israelites in the camp heard that Zimri had made plans against King Elah. They also heard that Zimri had murdered him. So they announced that Omri was king over Israel. He was the commander of the army. They made him king that day in the camp. 17 Then Omri and all his men pulled back from Gibbethon. They marched to Tirzah and surrounded it. They attacked it and captured it. 18 Zimri saw that they had taken over the city. So he went into the safest place in the royal palace. He set the palace on fire all around him. He died there 19 because of the sins he had committed. He had done what was evil in the sight of the LORD. He had lived the way Jeroboam had lived. He had committed the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit. 20 The other events of Zimri’s rule are written down. The way he turned against King Elah and killed him is written down. All these things are written in the official records of the kings of Israel.

Omri king of Israel

21 The Israelites divided up into two groups. Half of them wanted Tibni to be king. He was the son of Ginath. The other half wanted Omri. 22 But Omri’s followers were stronger than those of Tibni, the son of Ginath. So Tibni died. And Omri began to rule. 23 Omri became king of Israel. It was in the 31st year that Asa was king of Judah. Omri ruled for 12 years. He ruled in Tirzah for six of those years. 24 He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer. He weighed out 72 kilograms of silver for it. Then he built a city on the hill. He called it Samaria. He named it after Shemer. Shemer had owned the hill before him. 25 But Omri did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. He sinned more than all the kings who had ruled before him. 26 He lived the way Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, had lived. He committed the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit. Israel made the LORD very angry. They did it by worshipping worthless statues of gods. The LORD is the God of Israel. 27 The other events of Omri’s rule are written down. Everything he did and the things he accomplished are written in the official records of the kings of Israel. 28 Omri joined the members of his family who had already died. He was buried in Samaria. Omri’s son Ahab became the next king after him.

Ahab king of Israel

29 Ahab became king of Israel. It was in the 38th year that Asa was king of Judah. Ahab ruled over Israel in Samaria for 22 years. He was the son of Omri. 30 Ahab, the son of Omri, did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. He did more evil things than any of the kings who had ruled before him. 31 He thought it was only a small thing to commit the sins Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, had committed. Ahab also married Jezebel. She was Ethbaal’s daughter. Ethbaal was king of the people of Sidon. Ahab began to serve the god named Baal and worship him. 32 He set up an altar to honour Baal. He set it up in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria. 33 Ahab also made a pole used to worship the female god named Asherah. He made the LORD very angry. Ahab did more to make him angry than all the kings of Israel had done before him. The LORD is the God of Israel. 34 In Ahab’s time, Hiel from Bethel rebuilt Jericho. When he laid its foundations, it cost him the life of his eldest son Abiram. When he set up its gates, it cost him the life of his youngest son Segub. That’s what the LORD had said would happen. He had spoken it through Joshua, the son of Nun.

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1 Тогава ГОСПОДНЕТО слово дойде към Ииуй, Ананиевия син, против Ваас и каза: 2 Понеже, като те издигнах от пръстта и те поставих вожд на народа Си Израил, ти ходи в пътя на Еровоам и направи народа Ми Израил да съгреши, за да ме разгневят с греховете си, 3 ето, изтребвам напълно Ваас и рода му и ще направя твоя род като рода на Еровоам, Наватовия син. 4 Който от Ваасовия род умре в града, него кучетата ще изядат; а който негов сродник умре в полетата, него въздушните птици ще изядат. 5 А останалите дела на Ваас и онова, което извърши, и подвизите му са записани в Книгата на летописите на Израилевите царе. 6 И Ваас заспа с бащите си и беше погребан в Терса. А вместо него се възцари синът му Ила. 7 При това ГОСПОДНЕТО слово дойде чрез пророка Ииуй, Ананиевия син, против Ваас и рода му, както поради всички злини, които извърши пред ГОСПОДА и Го разгневи с делата на ръцете си, и стана подобен на рода на Еровоам, така и понеже порази този род.

Израилското царство при Ила

8 В двадесет и шестата година на Юдейския цар Аса Ила, Ваасовият син, се възцари над Израил в Терса и царува две години. 9 А слугата му Зимрий, началник на половината от военните му колесници, организира заговор против него, когато беше в Терса, и пиеше и се опиваше в къщата на домоуправителя си Арса в Терса. 10 Зимрий влезе и го уби в двадесет и седмата година на Юдейския цар Аса, и се възцари вместо него. 11 А щом се възцари и седна на престола си, веднага порази целия Ваасов род. Не остави никого от мъжки пол, нито роднините му, нито приятелите му. 12 Така Зимрий изтреби целия Ваасов род според словото, което ГОСПОД говори против Ваас чрез пророка Ииуй, 13 поради всички грехове на Ваас и поради греховете на сина му Ила, с които те съгрешиха и чрез които подтикнаха Израил да съгреши, и разгневиха ГОСПОДА, Израилевия Бог, със суетите си*. 14 А останалите дела на Ила и всичко, което извърши, са записани в Книгата на летописите на Израилевите царе.

Израилското царство при Зимрий

15 В двадесет и седмата година на Юдейския цар Аса Зимрий царува седем дни в Терса. А народът беше разположен на стан срещу Гиветон, който принадлежеше на филистимците. 16 И народът, който беше в стана, като чу да казват, че Зимрий организирал заговор, при това убил и царя, то в същия ден, в стана, целият Израил издигна военачалника на войската Амрий за цар над Израил. 17 Тогава Амрий и целият Израил заедно с него излязоха от Гиветон и обсадиха Терса. 18 А Зимрий, като видя, че градът беше превзет, влезе във вътрешната царска къща и изгори царската къща с огън, и себе си в нея, и умря 19 заради греховете, с които съгреши, като върши зло пред ГОСПОДА и ходи в пътя на Еровоам и в греха, който той извърши, като подведе Израил да греши. 20 А останалите дела на Зимрий и измяната, която извърши, са записани в Книгата на летописите на Израилевите царе.

Израилското царство при Амрий

21 Тогава Израилевият народ се раздели на две части: половината от народа последваха Тивний, Гинатовия син, за да направят него цар, а половината последваха Амрий. 22 Но народът, който последва Амрий, надделя над народа, който последва Тивний, Гинатовия син; и Тивний умря, а се възцари Амрий. 23 В тридесет и първата година на Юдейския цар Аса Амрий се възцари над Израил и царув а дванадесет години. И когато беше царувал шест години в Терса, 24 купи самарийския хълм от Семера за два таланта сребро. След това съгради град на хълма и го нарече Самария – по името на Семера, притежателя на хълма. 25 Амрий върши зло пред ГОСПОДА, даже извърши повече злини от всички, които бяха преди него, 26 защото ходеше във всичките пътища на Еровоам, Наватовия син, и в неговия грях, чрез който направи Израил да греши, за да разгневят ГОСПОДА, Израилевия Бог, със суетите си. 27 А останалите дела, които Амрий извърши, и юначеството, което показа, са записани в Книгата на летописите на Израилевите царе. 28 И Амрий заспа с бащите си и беше погребан в Самария; а вместо него се възцари синът му Ахаав.

Израилското царство при Ахаав

29 А в тридесет и осмата година на Юдейския цар Аса над Израил се възцари Ахаав, Амриевият син. И Ахаав, Амриевият син, царува над Израил в Самария двадесет и две години. 30 Но Ахаав, Амриевият син, върши зло пред ГОСПОДА повече от всички, които бяха преди него. 31 И като че ли беше малко това, че следваше греховете на Еровоам, Наватовия син, при това той взе за жена Езавел, дъщеря на сидонския цар Етваал, и отиде да служи на Ваал и да му се покланя. 32 Той издигна жертвеник на Ваал във Вааловото капище, което построи в Самария. 33 Ахаав направи и ашера; така че от всички Израилеви царе, които бяха преди него, Ахаав извърши най-много, за да разгневи ГОСПОДА, Израилевия Бог. 34 В неговите дни ветилецът Хиил съгради Йерихон; положи основите му със смъртта на първородния си син Авирон и постави вратите му със смъртта на най-младия си син Селув, според словото, което ГОСПОД говори чрез Исус, Навиновия син.

1.Könige 16 | New International Reader’s Version Библия, ревизирано издание