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Elah

Elah

King

Era
Divided Monarchy
Tribe
not named in scripture
Roles
Kingdom
Israel
Dynasty
Baasha
Reign
c. 886-885 BC

approximate - Thiele

Father
Mother
not named in scripture

Biography

Elah son of Baasha became king over Israel in the 26th year of Asa king of Judah and reigned 2 years in Tirzah . While Elah was drinking in the house of Arza, Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him and killed him .

Zimri took the throne and struck down all the house of Baasha, leaving no male relative or friend, in keeping with the word Yahweh had spoken against Baasha by Jehu the prophet .

In Scripture

Place in the Line

Parsed ancestry reaches Ahijah; it does not yet reach Adam.