13. Baasha and Elah sinned and caused the Israelites to sin, and they made the Lord angry by worshipping idols.
14. Everything else Elah did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Israel.
15-16. Zimri became king of Israel in Asa's twenty-seventh year as king of Judah, but he ruled only seven days from Tirzah.Israel's army was camped near Gibbethon in Philistia under the command of Omri. The soldiers heard that Zimri had killed Elah, and they made Omri their king that same day.
17. At once, Omri and his army marched to Tirzah and attacked.