In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.
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Gill's Exposition
And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him,.... When in his drunken fit: and this was
in the twenty seventh year of Asa; when Elah had not reigned two full years:
and reigned in his stead;…
Barnes' Notes
Two years - i. e., More than one year, or, at any rate, some portion of two distinct years (compare 1Ki 16:10).
Here is, I. The ruin of the family of Baasha foretold. He was a man likely enough to have raised and established his family - active, politic, and daring; but he was an idolater, and this brought…
Cambridge Bible
Elah king of Israel (Not in Chronicles)
8. In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began These words, like most other chronological dates, are omitted by the LXX.
in Tirzah, two years Here…