“And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.” This verse is part of a larger narrative in 1 Kings…

“And Ahab made a grove, and Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.” Context:Before diving…

“In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according…

“Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat.” Context:To understand…

“Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?”…

“So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.” This verse is part of a larger narrative in 1 Kings…

“And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil…

“In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.” To gain a better understanding…

“And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, steward of his house in…

“So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.” Context:To understand the significance of this verse, it is important to…