In the six and twentieth year of Asa king of Juda, Ela the son of Baasa reigned over Israel in Thersa two years.

In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha began to reign over Israel in Tirzah for two years.

In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah reigned hath Elah son of Baasha over Israel in Tirzah, two years;

In the twenty-sixth year that Asa was king of Judah, Elah, the son of Baasha, became king of Israel in Tirzah, and he was king for two years.

In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasa to reign over Israel in Tirzah, and reigned two years.

In the twenty-sixth year of Asa, the king of Judah, Elah, the son of Baasha, reigned over Israel, at Tirzah, for two years.

Two years - i. e., More than one year, or, at any rate, some portion of two distinct years (compare 1-Kings 16:10).

In the twenty sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years. Not complete, for he died in the twenty seventh of Asa, 1-Kings 16:10 he reigned just the time that Nadab the son of Jeroboam did, 1-Kings 15:25.

began Elah the son of Baasha to reign--(compare 1-Kings 15:33). From this it will appear that Baasha died in the twenty-third year of his reign (see on 1-Kings 15:2), and Elah, who was a prince of dissolute habits, reigned not fully two years.

The Reign of Elah. - As Baasha reigned from the third to the twenty-sixth year of Asa, i.e., not quite twenty-four years, but only twenty-three years and a few months, so his son Elah reigned from the twenty-sixth to the twenty-seventh year of Asa, i.e., not quite two years.

Two years - One compleat, and part of the other, 1-Kings 16:10.