Baasha kills Nadab at Gibbethon

Kings of Judah and Israel · 1 Kings 15

Story guide: Baasha strikes down Nadab while Israel besieges Gibbethon, a Philistine town; the passage gives no details of the weapon, the camp, or the faces involved.

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27Then Baasha son of Ahijah, from the tribe of Issachar, conspired against Nadab. He struck him down at Gibbethon, which was held by the Philistines, while Nadab and the whole army of Israel were besieging Gibbethon.

28Baasha put him to death in the third year of Asa king of Judah and became king in his place.

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