²⁵Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years. ²⁶He did evil^j in the eyes of the Lord, following the ways of his father^k and committing the same sin his father had caused Israel to commit.

²⁷Baasha son of Ahijah from the tribe of Issachar plotted against him, and he struck him down^l at Gibbethon,^m a Philistine town, while Nadab and all Israel were besieging it. ²⁸Baasha killed Nadab in the third year of Asa king of Judah and succeeded him as king.

²⁹As soon as he began to reign, he killed Jeroboam’s whole family.ⁿ He did not leave Jeroboam anyone that breathed, but destroyed them all, according to the word of the Lord given through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite. ³⁰This happened because of the sins^o Jeroboam had committed and had caused^p Israel to commit, and because he aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel.

³¹As for the other events of Nadab’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals^q of the kings of Israel?

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Cross references

jSee Dt 4:25
kSee 1 Ki 12:30
l 1 Ki 14:14
mSee Jos 19:44
nSee 1 Ki 13:34
oSee 1 Ki 12:30
p 1 Ki 16:26; 2 Ki 3:3; 14:24; 15:28; 21:16
q 1 Ki 11:41