Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible recap.

Today we read two chapters, the first focused on the Northern Kingdom of Israel and the

second focused on the Southern Kingdom of Judah.

Let's go up North first.

When we open with first King 16 today, Beisha is still King in Israel, but a prophet named

Shehuu shows up to speak a word against him.

Shehuu's dad is the prophet Hanani, the same prophet we met yesterday who called out

Aysa for his sin and then got thrown into prison.

Things go considerably better for Jehu in his confrontation.

He prophesies that Beisha's people will be wiped out and they are, starting with Beisha

himself.

Next, enter King Beisha's son, Ila, who only reigns for two years before his servant

and Zimri murders him while he's drunk, then Zimri takes over the throne.

But if you think two years is a short reign, Zimri is like, watch this and wraps up his

reign in seven days.

I've had leftovers last longer.

He does accomplish something important though.

He fulfills Jehu's prophecy against the house of Beisha by wiping them all out.

There's an interesting Hebrew word that shows up in 1613 regarding the sins of Beisha and

his family.

It says, they sinned and made Israel to sin, provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger with

their idols.

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