Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index King Elah was a son of Baasha, who succeeded him as king of Israel. Albright has dated his reign to 677 - 876 BC, while Thiele offers the dates 886 - 885 BC. In the Books of Kings (1 Kings, chapter 16) relates how Elah was murdered by his chariot commander, who became his successor, King Zimri. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.