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Then 1Baasha the son of Ahijah of the house of Issacharconspiredagainst him, and Baashastruck him down at 2Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, while Nadab and allIsrael were layingsiege to Gibbethon.
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So Baashakilled him in the thirdyear of Asaking of Judah and reigned in his place.
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It came about as soon as he was king, he struckdownall the household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboamanypersonsalive, until he had destroyed them, 3according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke by His servantAhijah the Shilonite,
In this chapter we have a short history of the reign of Abijam, 1Ki 15:1-8 and of Asa, 1Ki 14:9-24, both kings of Judah; and of the reigns of Nadab the son of Jeroboam, and of Baasha, who destroyed his family, both kings of Israel, 1Ki 15:25-34.