1 Kings 16:6

6 So Baasha died and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah became king in his place.

1 Kings 16:6 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 16:6

So Baasha slept with his fathers
Or died, not a violent, but natural, death:

and was buried in Tirzah;
where was the royal palace of the kings of Israel:

and Elah his son reigned in his stead;
yet but a short time.

1 Kings 16:6 In-Context

4 Anyone from your family who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone from your family who dies in the fields will be eaten by birds."

5 Everything else Baasha did and all his victories are written down in the book of the history of the kings of Israel.

6 So Baasha died and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah became king in his place.

7 The Lord spoke his word against Baasha and his family through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani. Baasha had done many things the Lord said were wrong, which made the Lord very angry. He did the same evil deeds that Jeroboam's family had done before him. The Lord also spoke against Baasha because he killed all of Jeroboam's family.

8 Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel during Asa's twenty-sixth year as king of Judah, and Elah ruled in Tirzah for two years.