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Elah
,[[Elah]] ([[Aramaic]] for [[God]]) (r. 930-929 BC by [[James Ussher]],<ref name=Ussher>[[James Ussher]], ''[[The Annals of the World]]'', [[Larry Pierce]], ed., Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2003 (ISBN 0890513600), pgh. 501</ref> or 886-885 BC by [[Edwin R. Thiele|Thiele]]<ref name=Wood>Leon J. Wood, ''A Survey of Israel's History'', rev. ed. David O'Brien, Grand Rapids, MI: Academie Books, 1986 (ISBN 031034770X), p. 261</ref>) was the fourth king of the [[Northern Kingdom]] of [[Israel]].<ref>{{Bible ref|book=I_Kings|chap=16|verses=8-11}}</ref> He reigned for two years. His reign was remarkable only for how it ended.
His father was [[Baasha]], and his death fulfilled a baleful prophecy given [[Baasha]] toward the end of his reign. His general, [[Zimri]], surprised him while he was intoxicating himself in the home of his steward, Arza. Zimri killed him, took his throne, and killed all his relatives and associates.Sounds nice and friendly, in a biblical sense
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