1. Jehu son of Hanani spoke the word of the Lord against King Baasha.
2. The Lord said, “You were nothing, but I took you and made you a leader over my people Israel. But you have followed the ways of Jeroboam and have led my people Israel to sin. Their sins have made me angry,
3. so, Baasha, I will soon destroy you and your family. I will do to you what I did to the family of Jeroboam son of Nebat.
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.