917/916 BC
Complete person record
Elah · Israel
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to Elah · Israel.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 3007–3009
Reference under review · 915/914 BC
Original year-by-year timeline
Follow Elah in the counted years
Open the exact row in the detailed spreadsheet, with KJV Scripture, Jasher kept separate, research notes, and the counted ages or reigns.
Reference library
Look up Elah in the study works
These links search five public-domain reference works for this person. An author’s definition or conclusion is a study aid—not Scripture—and should be examined against the KJV text.
Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Elah →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Elah →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Elah →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Elah →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
Find Elah →Dated record
Events involving Elah · Israel
Creation year 3007917/916 BC
Elah begins to reign
Elah’s accession is synchronized to Asa’s twenty-sixth year in the spreadsheet chronology.
1 Kings 16:8 · KJV
“In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.”
Kings and Chronicles chronology
Open Creation year 3007 in the Original Timeline →This placement follows the synchronized reign statements in 1–2 Kings and 1–2 Chronicles. Parallel accession, regnal, and kingdom notices are compared without forcing one kingdom’s count into the other.