Kur filloi të mbretërojë, sapo u ul në fron, shkatërroi tërë shtëpinë e Baashas; nuk la të gjallë as edhe një mashkull midis kushërinjve të afërt të tij dhe miqve.
And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.