Bible Figure
Nadab of Israel
Nadab was the son of Jeroboam I and the second king of the northern kingdom of Israel. His short reign ended when Baasha assassinated him.
Biography
Nadab succeeded Jeroboam and reigned for about two years. First Kings evaluates him negatively because he continued the sins by which his father had led Israel into idolatry. While Nadab and Israel were besieging the Philistine city of Gibbethon, Baasha of Issachar conspired against him and killed him. Baasha then became king and destroyed the entire house of Jeroboam, fulfilling the judgment previously announced through the prophet Ahijah.
Biblical Significance
Nadab's brief reign demonstrates the fulfillment of prophetic judgment on Jeroboam's dynasty and begins the repeated pattern of violent dynastic change that characterized much of the northern kingdom.