1. Jehu son of Hanani received from the Lord this message predicting Baasha’s downfall:
2. “I raised you up from the dust and made you ruler over my people Israel. Yet you followed in Jeroboam’s footsteps and encouraged my people Israel to sin; their sins have made me angry.
3. So I am ready to burn up Baasha and his family, and make your family like the family of Jeroboam son of Nebat.
4. Dogs will eat the members of Baasha’s family who die in the city, and the birds of the sky will eat the ones who die in the country.”
5. The rest of the events of Baasha’s reign, including his accomplishments and successes, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.
6. Baasha passed away and was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah replaced him as king.