"Baasha"

Baasha (r. 906-883 B.C.E.) – Ruling from Tirzah, Baasha the son of Ahijah entered into alliance with the Arameans and soon was at war with Asa of Judah for most of his reign. He fortified the border town of Ramah north of Jerusalem to obstruct traffic between the kingdoms. Asa persuaded King Ben-Hadad I of Aram to switch his allegiance and make war against Baasha; the Aramean king invaded Israel, forcing Baasha to forgo Ramah.

Baasha continued down the path of the House of Jeroboam, and thus the prophet Jehu ben Hanani pronounced the end of the House of Baasha. He was buried in his family tomb in Tirzah.