Melachim I Perek 16

• Yehu ben Chanani, the prophet, put a curse on Ba’sha, King of Yisrael, that his family would be wiped out for not following in the ways of Hashem.

• Ba’sha died.

• Ba’sha’s son Eilah ruled over Yisrael for the next two years.

• Eilah was killed by his chief general, Zimri, when Eilah was in a drunken stupor.

• Zimri ruled for 7 days and wiped out Ba’sha’s entire family in accordance with the word of Yehu ben Chanani.

• Amri, Zimri’s general, usurped the throne by killing Zimri. (Note: as Amri was the general of the army, Amri had the military behind him.)

• Yisrael split into 2 parts: half supported Tivni ben Ginas and half supported Amri.

• Amri defeated Tivni and ruled over the entire Yisrael for a total of twelve years.

• Amri’s son, Achav, became the next king of Yisrael.

• Amri ruled over Yisrael for 23 years.

• Achav was worse than all the other kings of Yisrael combined.

• Achav married Princess Izevel.

• A man named Che’ail rebuilt the “cursed city” of Yericho nearly 500 years after Yehoshua had cursed the city.

• Che’ail’s children died, starting with the laying of the foundation until the hanging of the doors. This was in accordance with curse Yehoshua had placed on whoever would rebuild the city of Yericho.

Lineage of Yisrael so far: Yiravam, Nadav, Baasha, Eilah, Zimri, Amri, (Tivni for a short while,) and Achav.