So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead — Baasha dies and receives burial (unlike the curse promised his successors). The phrase shows the fulfillment begins with his heir Elah, who will face the threatened judgment. Tirzah (תִרְצָה, 'pleasant') was the northern capital, but no pleasantness can shield from divine judgment.

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