1tn Heb “and the word of the Lord came to Jehu son of Hanani concerning [or “against”] Baasha, saying.”

2tn The Hebrew text has “because” at the beginning of the sentence. In the Hebrew text vv. 2-3 are one sentence comprised of a causal clause giving the reason for divine punishment (v. 2) and the main clause announcing the punishment (v. 3). The translation divides this sentence for stylistic reasons.

3tn Heb “walked in the way of Jeroboam.”

4tn Heb “angering me by their sins.”

5tn The traditional view understands the verb בָּעַר (baar) to mean “burn.” However, an alternate view takes בָּעַר (baar) as a homonym meaning “sweep away” (HALOT 146 s.v. II בער). In this case one might translate, “I am ready to sweep away Baasha and his family.” Either metaphor emphasizes the thorough and destructive nature of the coming judgment.

6tc The Old Greek, Syriac Peshitta, and some mss of the Targum have here “his house.”

7tn Heb “the ones belonging to Baasha.”

8tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Baasha, and that which he did and his strength, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”

9tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

10tn Heb “and also through Jehu son of Hanani the word of the Lord came concerning [or “against”] Baasha and his house, and because of all the evil which he did in the eyes of the Lord.”

11tn Heb “angering him by the work of his hands, so that he was like the house of Jeroboam, and because of how he struck it down.”

12tn Heb “while he was drinking and drunken.”

13tn Heb “and he became king in his place.”

14tn Heb “and he did not spare any belonging to him who urinate against a wall, [including] his kinsmen redeemers and his friends.”

15tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord which he spoke concerning [or “spoke against”]).”

16tn Heb “angering the Lord God of Israel with their empty things.”

17tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Elah, and all which he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”

18tn Heb “Now the people were encamped.

19tn Heb “and the people who were encamped heard.”

20tn Heb “has conspired against and also has struck down the king.”

21tn Heb “and he burned the house of the king over him with fire and he died.”

22tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

23tn Heb “walking in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he did to make Israel sin.”

24tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Zimri, and his conspiracy which he conspired, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”

25map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.

26tn The Hebrew term כִּכָּר (kikkar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or to a standard unit of weight, generally regarded as a talent. Since the accepted weight for a talent of metal is about 75 pounds, this would have amounted to about 150 pounds of silver.

27tn Heb “he built up the hill.”

28tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

29tn Heb “walked in all the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sin which he made Israel sin.”

30tn Heb “angering the Lord God of Israel with their empty things.”

31tn Heb “As for the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his strength which he demonstrated, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”

32tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

33tc The Old Greek has eight additional verses here. Cf. 1 Kgs 22:41-44.

34map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.

35tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

36tn Heb “and he went and served Baal and bowed down to him.”

sn The Canaanites worshiped Baal as a storm and fertility god.

37tn Heb “Ahab”; the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

38tn Heb “in his days.”

39map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

40tn Heb “with Abiram, his firstborn, he founded it.”

41tn Heb “with Segub, his youngest, he set up its gates.”

42tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord which he spoke.”

43sn Warned through Joshua son of Nun. For the background to this statement, see Josh 6:26, where Joshua pronounces a curse on the one who dares to rebuild Jericho. Here that curse is viewed as a prophecy spoken by God through Joshua.