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Two years into the reign of Asa in Judah, Jeroboam's son Nadab became king of Israel. He committed evil in the eyes of Yahweh, continuing the sin of his father.
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Nadab and the army of Israel were besieging the city of Gibbethon in the land of the Philistines...
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...when a man named Baasha of Issachar plotted against him.
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And killed him.
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And Baasha succeeded him as king.
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Immediately after becoming king, Baasha killed Jeroboam's entire family.
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He left not one of them alive.
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This was exactly <a href="../god_plots_massacre_kills_child/1k14_11.html">what Yahweh said would happen</a> because of the sins of Jeroboam. These sins angered Yahweh, the god of Israel.
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As for the rest of the events of Nadab’s reign, including all his deeds, are they not recorded in the scrolls of the Annals of the Kings of Israel?
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Baasha reigned for twenty-four years. He committed evil in the eyes of Yahweh, continuing the sinful ways of Jeroboam.
10 of 10 1 Kings 15:33
God Has Baasha's Family Slaughtered