1 Kings 16:6
Strong's Lexicon
And Baasha
בַּעְשָׁא֙ (ba‘·šā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1201: Baasha = 'wicked' 1) third king of the northern kingdom of Israel and the founder of its second dynasty having killed the second king, Nadab

rested
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב (way·yiš·kaḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7901: 1) to lie down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lie, lie down, lie on 1a2) to lodge 1a3) to lie (of sexual relations) 1a4) to lie down (in death) 1a5) to rest, relax (fig) 1b) (Niphal) to be lain with (sexually) 1c) (Pual) to be lain with (sexually) 1d) (Hiphil) to make to lie down 1e) (Hophal) to be laid

with
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5973: 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as 1e) beside, except 1f) in spite of

his fathers
אֲבֹתָ֔יו (’ă·ḇō·ṯāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1: 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person 4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.)

and was buried
וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר (way·yiq·qā·ḇêr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6912: 1) to bury 1a) (Qal) to bury 1b) (Niphal) to be buried 1c) (Piel) to bury, bury (in masses) 1d) (Pual) to be buried

in Tirzah,
בְּתִרְצָ֑ה (bə·ṯir·ṣāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8656: Tirzah = 'favourable' n pr f 1) one of the 7 daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher of the tribe of Manasseh n pr loc 2) one of the kingdoms on the west of the Jordan conquered by Joshua and the Israelites 3) a Canaanite city, later capital of the northern kingdom of Israel

and his son
בְנ֖וֹ (ḇə·nōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

Elah
אֵלָ֥ה (’ê·lāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 425: Elah = 'An oak' 1) an Edomite chief 2) a king of Israel for two years, son of Baasha 3) the father of king Hoshea of Israel 4) a son of Caleb 5) son of Uzzi

reigned
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (way·yim·lōḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4427: 1) to be or become king or queen, reign 1a) (Qal) to be or become king or queen, reign 1b) (Hiphil) to make one king or queen, cause to reign 1c) (Hophal) to be made king or queen 2) to counsel, advise 2a) (Niphal) to consider

in his place.
תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ (taḥ·tāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8478: 1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m 1a) the under part adv accus 1b) beneath prep 1c) under, beneath 1c1) at the foot of (idiom) 1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig) 1c3) of subjection or conquest 1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands 1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun) 1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense) 1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged) conj 1e) instead of, instead of that 1f) in return for that, because that in compounds 1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion) 1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place.

Young's Literal Translation
And Baasha lieth with his fathers, and is buried in Tirzah, and Elah his son reigneth in his stead.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah became king in his place.

New American Standard Bible
And Baasha slept with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and Elah his son became king in his place.

King James Bible
So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Baasha rested with his ancestors and was buried in Tirzah. And Elah his son succeeded him as king.

New Living Translation
When Baasha died, he was buried in Tirzah. Then his son Elah became the next king.

English Standard Version
And Baasha slept with his fathers and was buried at Tirzah, and Elah his son reigned in his place.

New American Standard Bible
And Baasha slept with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and Elah his son became king in his place.

King James Bible
So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah became king in his place.

International Standard Version
Eventually, Baasha died, as had his ancestors, and he was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah was installed as king in his place.

NET Bible
Baasha passed away and was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah replaced him as king.

American Standard Version
And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.

English Revised Version
And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.

Young's Literal Translation
And Baasha lieth with his fathers, and is buried in Tirzah, and Elah his son reigneth in his stead.
















Cross References
1 Kings 14:17
And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;

1 Kings 15:16
And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

1 Kings 15:21
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.

1 Kings 1:1
Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.

1 Kings 16:5
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?

1 Kings 16:4
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.

1 Kings 16:3
Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

1 Kings 16:7
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 that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.

1 Kings 16:8
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.

1 Kings 16:9
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 Tirzah.
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